RE: [Histonet] tol blue and mast cells

2013-07-15 Thread Andrew Prior
I used this method in a previous job which gave good results on 5um sections of FFPE mouse lung. The eosin counterstain allowed easier navigation around the tissue and meant the tissue was dark enough for the slide scanner to see automatically. * Dewax and rehydrate to distilled water

Re: [Histonet] tol blue and mast cells

2013-07-12 Thread Bryan Llewellyn
Try the one on stainsfile (http://stainsfile.info/StainsFile/stain/cell/aldtolblue.htm). It gives dark blue mast cell granules and is not removed with ethanol dehydration. Bryan Llewellyn Edwards, Richard E. wrote: Hi All, your thoughts on the best toluidine blue method for mast