Histotechnician: Fixation
What are the 2 postmortem activities fixation stops? - 1. Autolysis = enzymatic attack. Enzymes present in the tissue will continue to metabolize even after the blood supply has stopped. Fixation stops them from carrying out their metabolism, which if allowed to continue would result in the break down of tissue
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