[Histonet] Nissl Stain P0 Mouse Head

2010-05-21 Thread Kevin Gillinder
Hi, I am having some trouble with Nissl staining newborn (P0) mouse heads/hindbrain. The nissl stain appears very faint in the centre of my sections. (Paraffin embedded, 7um thick) Is this likely to be a penetration issue? I fixed in 4% PFA O/N before processing - Would that affect it? I left

RE: [Histonet] Nissl Stain P0 Mouse Head

2010-05-21 Thread sgoebel
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