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F M Engelbrecht

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The histochemical localization of cholesterol in formalin-fixed and fresh frozen sections.

The premixed cholesterol reagent (acetic acid, sulphuric acid, ferric chloride and phosphoric acid) employed in a spectrophotometric method for serum cholesterol determinations was applied to frozen sections of various rat and rabbit tissues. The histochemical reaction was compared with the results obtained by the classical Schultz reaction. The same bluish-green color was observed after treatment of formalin-fixed and fresh cryostat sections incubated in 2.5% iron alum at 37 C for 3 days. The premixed cholesterol reagent is stable for years at room temperature if stored in a brown bottle and is thus readily available for routine use.

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Mesothelial reaction of asbestos and other irritants after intraperitoneal injection.

Ten groups of rats were injected intraperitoneally with one of the following suspensions; (i) standard reference crocidolite; (ii) acid-treated crocidolite (iii) crocidolite plus iron oxide; (iv) crocidolite plus silica; (v) iron oxide; (vi) silica; (vii) long fibre crocidolite; (viii) short fibre crocidolite; (ix) long fibre glass and (x) short fibre glass. Two rats from each group were killed at 45, 90, 150, 240 and 330 days respectively, and the pathology induced by the different suspensions was studied histologically at each time interval. No evidence in support of the chemical induction theory or mechanical irritation theory in the pathogenesis of peritoneal mesotheliomas could be found, although all the suspensions except iron oxide caused a reactive mesothelium.

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