Richard We use 0.04% T. Blue in an acetate buffer that is pH'd to 4.0. Stain for about 5 minutes, rinse in water, let air dry and then coverslip in xylene. You will loose the metachromatic staining if you run the slides through alcohol. I have an SOP if you would like to see one.
Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Premier Laboratory, LLC PO Box 18592 Boulder, CO 80308 (303) 682-3949 office (303) 881-0763 cell (303) 682-9060 fax l...@premierlab.com Ship to address: Premier Laboratory, LLC 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E Longmont, CO 80504 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Edwards, Richard E. [r...@leicester.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 9:17 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] tol blue and mast cells Hi All, your thoughts on the best toluidine blue method for mast cells?, many thanks. Richard Edwards University of Leicester U.K. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet