tonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Monfils,
Paul
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:43 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Stain for iodine?
Just a suggestion. Haven't tried it. A classic method for
demonstrating starch is exposure to iodine, resulting in a dark
Just a suggestion. Haven't tried it. A classic method for demonstrating
starch is exposure to iodine, resulting in a dark purple to black precipitate.
I wonder if you could use the technique in reverse, so to speak, and stain the
iodine by exposure to a starch solution??
As you point out TEM would be one way. Perhaps Frozen sections could allow you
to visualize iodine crystals, but completely rule out the paraffin way because
the iodine will dissolve during processing.
René J.
--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Connolly, Brett M wrote:
From: Connolly, Brett M
Subject: [Hist