The comments on Verhoeff's hematoxylin should be sufficient to
trouble-shoot this cumbersome but beautiful old stain - I don't know a
stain I'd rather photograph, except maybe Ramón y Cajal's gold
sublimate.
Verhoeff's hematoxylin is a century old this year. The original paper
is in the JAMA, of a
AUSTRALIA
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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Verhoeff/Masson's Stain
Hi
Hi Shirley,
I do make it fresh each time and the reagents are brand new from the company. I
am using an appendix as my control and trying to get my hands on some aorta but
I really think I should see some elastin fiber staining in the appendix.
Kind Regards!
John J Shelley
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