Open AccessA novel approach to decalcification in histopathology laboratory: An adaptation from the Hammersmith protocol
Author(s) -
Prita Pradhan,
Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh,
Bhawana Ashok Badhe,
Kalaivizhi Ilanchezian,
Dharmalingam Manimehalai,
Arikkotil Jyothish
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_853_18
Subject(s) - bone decalcification , histopathology , staining , stain , softening , medicine , pathology , materials science , composite material
Utility of modified Hammersmith protocol in the deacalcification and/or softening of tissues and samples in a histopathology laboratory were studied. The object of the study was to prepare a novel method for softening/decalcifying tissue for histopathology.