Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Bou·in's fluid Pronunciation:
(')bü-'anz-, 'bwanz- Function:
noun : a fixing and preserving solution consisting of picricacid, formaldehyde, and glacial acetic acid called also
Bouin, Bouin's solution Bouáin /bwan, (')bü-'an,/ Pol André(1870–1962), French histologist. In collaboration with Paul Ancel for thirty years, Bouin undertook research on the physiology of reproduction that laid the groundwork for the developmentof reproductive endocrinology. Among other things, the pair successfully demonstrated that the testis has a dual function and that the Leydig cells of the testis control the secondary sexcharacteristics in the male. Bouin's fluid was introduced in 1897.
