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storing fixed leaf tissue - (Aug/27/2010 )

Hi,
I am fixing my tobacco leaves in formaldehyde. Can I assume that if these leaves are stored in 70% ethanol their cell morphology won’t change? Are there some reactions still going on in ethanol?
thanks

-kajmak-

If they are fixed and then stored in ethanol, they should be OK, the ethanol will dehydrate the cells a bit, but re-hydration should fix that problem.

-bob1-