Thanks for all the replies.
Some alternatives or Bouin's substitutes have been suggested. Whether
they are OK with Bielschowsky’s and Gallyas Silver Staining and the
like remains to be determined. Whatever fixative I end up using must
be also OK with Thiolfavin-S & T, FluoroJadeB and
immunohistoch
Bouin's without the picric acid?
"Bouin's fixative" without picric acid isn't Bouin's fixative, any
more than a "chocolate cake" without the chocolate is a chocolate
cake.
"Whatever our marketing department calls Bouin's fixative" is junk
science. We see the same thing with bogus B-5 fixatives, a
