Cellular pathology is the branch of general pathology studying the cellular basis of disease. Various normal functions of cell growth, metabolism, and division can fail or work in abnormal ways and lead to various diseases such as cancers.

Various topics are studied by cellular pathologists:

• organelle pathology
• cell death
  • necrosis
  • apoptosis
• cellular injury and response
• cell ageing
• amyloidosis
• autoimmune diseases

Fixatives

An important technique in the study of cellular pathology is the use of fixatives.

• coagulant fixatives
  • ethanol
  • acetone
  • picric acid
  • mercuric chloride
• non-coagulant fixatives
  • formaldehyde
• other aldehydes
  • glutaraldehyde
• oxidising agents
  • osmium tetroxide
  • potassium permanganate
  • potassium dichromate
• protein denaturing agents

• • methanol
  • ethanol

External links

• bushy six-page mindmap PDF expanding injury, death, aging, stress adaptation, and amyloidosis.
• Med/Utah

Cell biology | Pathology

Patologia celular