[Histonet] Methyl green going away...

2012-04-16 Thread Alonso Martinez-Canabal
  Hi 

my boss requires me to counterstain some DAB immunohistochemistry with
methyl green. I use for that purpose the methyl  green in aquos solution
0.5% in 4.2 acetate buffer. The problem is that after the washes I dehydrate
and the methyl green becomes extremely faint with the alcohols. My protocol
requires long periods of alcoholic dehydration very graded. Is there any
idea on how to save the methyl green. Can I use an alcoholic solution?
Thank you very much. 

Alonso 

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RE: [Histonet] Methyl green going away...

2012-04-16 Thread Tony Henwood (SCHN)
You could try dehydrating in acetone (very quick).

Regards 
Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA) 
Laboratory Manager  Senior Scientist 
Tel: 612 9845 3306 
Fax: 612 9845 3318 
the children's hospital at westmead
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Subject: [Histonet] Methyl green going away...

  Hi 

my boss requires me to counterstain some DAB immunohistochemistry with methyl 
green. I use for that purpose the methyl  green in aquos solution 0.5% in 4.2 
acetate buffer. The problem is that after the washes I dehydrate and the methyl 
green becomes extremely faint with the alcohols. My protocol requires long 
periods of alcoholic dehydration very graded. Is there any idea on how to save 
the methyl green. Can I use an alcoholic solution?
Thank you very much. 

Alonso 

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