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.
noun, plural: spindles. (1) A collection of minute fibers composed of microtubules, which are prominent during cell division, as mitotic spindle or mitotic apparatus''. (2) A specialized innervated muscle structure involved in the reflex action and in proprioception, as muscle spindle. (3) A species of a poisonous shrub or small tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making spindles used for spinning wool. (4) An EEG waveform that occurs during sleep, as sleep spindle.