Fixative
subsequent procedures Formalin means Carnoy's means
Quality of cutting 4.76 3.84
Quality of staining by H&Eَ 5.28 4.00
Quality of staining by Alcian blue 4.76 2.88
Quality of staining by PAS 3.76 4.52
Quality of staining by Perl's Prussian blue 5.64 3.92
Table 1: Distribution of fixatives efficiency means count by subsequent procedures