Nothing works as well as xylene. We have tried several different substitutes and nothing has provided consistent results. Xylene has a slight tolerance for water. Unlike xylene substitutes. If any water is present in the substitute before coverslipping the results are disastrous. So unless you have a very small volume or change your pre xylene alcohols several times a day you may end up with sub standard results. Plus substitutes are more expensive - generally.
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