RE: [Histonet] Von Kossa staining on PMMA sections

2009-03-12 Thread Jack Ratliff
blue, osteoclasts = blue-green, bloods cells = greenish, etc. Feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions. Jack > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:19:49 -0400 > From: pmonf...@lifespan.org > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Von Kossa

[Histonet] Von Kossa staining on PMMA sections

2009-03-12 Thread Monfils, Paul
The standard Von Kossa silver stain for calcium calls for 20 minutes in the silver nitrate solution under UV light. There is a modified Von Kossa for plastic embedded bone sections, which is identical except it calls for a minimum of 6 hours in the silver nitrate solution under UV. Does anyone