The PreservCyt is a methanol-based, buffered preservative solution used to support cells during transport and slide preparation. The CytoLyt is a methanol-based, buffered transport solution used in specimen preparation prior to processing. Both solutions are flammable and toxic. They have flashpoints of 80Â°F and 109Â°F, respectively.
SPINDLETOP OILFIELD. The Spindletop oilfield, discovered on a salt dome formation south of Beaumont in eastern Jefferson County on January 10, 1901, marked the birth of the modern petroleum industry.
First cell division of a growing embryo (Enlarged Image). The spindle apparatus, or simply the spindle, is a network of microtubules (also called spindle fibers) that forms within a dividing eukaryotic cell, both during mitosis and meiosis (see figure at right).