I had a investigator say that he is using 10% Buffered Formalin Acetate to fix
his mouse brains. They order it from Fisher (127-09-3). It is buffered with
Sodium Acetate instead. Has anyone ever used this and why would you want to? I
have never heard of it before! It is a new one to me!
More likely buffered with calcium acetate.
The late Ralph Lillie advocated 2% calcium acetate as a good buffer for
formalin mixtures.
One gets buffering plus some calcium ions to help with the stabilization
of lipids.Also easy, just one weighing.
Anything Lillie recommends is on a very sound
