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.
Spindle apparatus. Micrograph showing condensed chromosomes in blue, kinetochores in pink, and microtubules in green during metaphase of mitosis. In cell biology, the spindle apparatus (or mitotic spindle) refers to the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells that forms during cell division to separate sister chromatids between daughter cells.