Re: Re: [Histonet] feulgen stain on brain sections

2009-02-09 Thread TF
Thanks very much. I will extract the lipids first. 2009-02-10 TF 发件人: Geoff McAuliffe 发送时间: 2009-02-10 00:17:29 收件人: tifei 抄送: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 主题: Re: [Histonet] feulgen stain on brain sections Dear TF: Schiff reagent reacts with the lipids (the aldehydes in the

Re: [Histonet] feulgen stain on brain sections

2009-02-09 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Dear TF: Schiff reagent reacts with the lipids (the aldehydes in the lipids) in the frozen sections so the whole section is pink. You could try extracting the "offending" lipids with alcohols and xylene, then rehydrate to water and run the reaction again. A better plan is to search the litera

[Histonet] feulgen stain on brain sections

2009-02-06 Thread TF
Hi all, i amusing Feulgen staining to visualize the apoptotic cells on 20 um brain frozen sections. The procedure is 5N HCl room temperature for 1.5 hour, wash in cool 1N HCl, wash in water, Schiff staining room temperature 1 h, wash throughly in distilled water, counterstain with 1% light green