Decalcification

What are the factors that influence the choice of decalcifier?

What are some acids used?

Nitricacid

Aceticacid

Hydrochloricacid

Formicacid

What happens when a tissue is over decalcified?

What is the most common chelation agent? EDTA (Ethylene-diaminetetracetic acid)??

What are some factors that affect the rate of decalcification?

What is surface decalcification?

What are ways to determine the endpoint of decalcification?

How does chemical testing detect the endpoint?