Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of hypotonize
The kidneys were removed, dissected in 0.075 M KCl at room temperature and the cell suspension free of tissue fragments was hypotonized for 8 min in 0.075 M KCl, fixed in fresh prepared fixative (methanol: acetic acid 3:1, v/v), washed twice in fixative, and finally spread onto slides.
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