CORROSION CASTING
\kəɹˈə͡ʊʒən kˈastɪŋ], \kəɹˈəʊʒən kˈastɪŋ], \k_ə_ɹ_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə_n k_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A tissue preparation technique that involves the injecting of plastic (acrylates) into blood vessels or other hollow viscera and treating the tissue with a caustic substance. This results in a negative copy or a solid replica of the enclosed space of the tissue that is ready for viewing under a scanning electron microscope.
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.