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Washington University Experience | BASIC PROCESSES | Artifacts | Artifact - Etat Glace | 1A1 Artifact, autolysis, Etat Glace (Case 8) 2
Etat glace is an autolytic artifact caused by delayed fixation of the brain. In this gross image, note that the gelatinous center of the specimen is surrounded by a rind of normal appearing fixed cerebellum, likely reflecting slow penetration of the formalin into the central area.