I think that it is called Crystal Mount - but apply to section, allow to harden dip slide in clearing media and coverslip. I know that there must be others out there as well. Good Luck
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Andrew Coleman <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi all, > > We are performing a neutral red counterstain on tissue sections > containing colored polystyrene microspheres. The spheres are inert to > alcohol, but are washed out when we clear with xylene to coverslip. > The spheres are also supposedly soluble in DMF, acetone, acetonitrile, > chloroform and methylene chloride for what its worth. > > Is it reasonable to coverslip these slides in permanent mount without > clearing with xylene after dehydrating the tissue? Or does anyone know > of a substitute clearing agent with chemical properties dissimilar > enough from xylene that might be worth trying instead? > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
