Eosin on processor can be done with dirty eosin waste saved from the stainer; adding eosin powder sounds like a mess.
Especially helpful for orienting small samples with a sidedness, skin GI GU oral, cornea No common down sides for routine HE, PAS, Trichrome, or IHC even with Red chromagens. We leave it off of our research processors, just in case Eosin conflicts with a few obscure extraordinary stains with pale staining, e.g., Acridine Orange or some fluorochromes (fluoroscein), however, given variety of fluorochromes available, use another for your signal and for those others eosin provides a roadmap to navigate the section. Eosin can be made to stain several fungal structures. Steve Steve A. McClain, MD McClain Labs, LLC 45 Manor Road, Smithtown, NY 11787 631 361 4000 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet