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What is the function of methanol in the wright's stain solution?
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to fixed the blood smear
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Why use methanol to fix smear during giemsa staining?
because giemsa stain is a mixture of methyl acetate Eosin and azure b. it doesnot contain any fixative that is why we use methanol to fix smear during giemsa stain other stain like lieshman contain acetyl free methyl alcohol as a fixative so it does not need to fix slide stain with lieshman stain.
What kind of stain use in histology?
It depends on what tissue you're looking at, what you want to stain, how the tissue has been stored... Besides very specific staining, there are different types of staining. For example, immunohistochemistry, which uses antibodies to stick coloured stains to cell surface receptors. Or, chemical staining - the most common is H&E staining (haemotoxylin & eosin), so if you're just having fun in a lab and want to see general structures of cells, use this one.
How to stain blood film by leishman stain?
1. stain with leishman stain for 3 minutes 2. poured with buffer solution for 10 - 15 minutes, make sure the blood film is flooded with the buffer solution. 3. rinse with distilled water to clean the remaining stain. 4. air dry. this is the most simple step and easy to remember! good luck!
What is the name of the solution that stain skin cells?
bleach blue somthing
What is the difference between Iodine bought in a pharmacy and the Iodine stain solution?
The iodine stain solution you're referring to might be Lugol's iodine. This is iodine and potassium iodide in water. The product available in a pharmacy is tincture of iodine which is iodine and potassium iodide in ethanol and water. Please see the links.
Can wrights stain be used to ID heinz bodies?
NO
Why acetone free methanol in lieshmans stain?
methanol for fixing the smear and acetone free to avoid cell membrane lysis
Why use methanol to fix smear during giemsa staining?
because giemsa stain is a mixture of methyl acetate Eosin and azure b. it doesnot contain any fixative that is why we use methanol to fix smear during giemsa stain other stain like lieshman contain acetyl free methyl alcohol as a fixative so it does not need to fix slide stain with lieshman stain.
What is the difference between gram's stain and wright's stain?
Wright's Stain is a mixture of methylene blue and eosin in methanol. Gram's stain is crystal violet, iodine washed with acetone and proofed with a safranin dye to look for gram negative organism.
Purpose of turk's solution in wbc counting?
to stain it.
What are the materials used in capsule stain?
For the capsule stain Congo red or a Nigrosin solution can be used. Next, Maneval's stain is used.
How to stain blood film by leishman stain?
1. stain with leishman stain for 3 minutes 2. poured with buffer solution for 10 - 15 minutes, make sure the blood film is flooded with the buffer solution. 3. rinse with distilled water to clean the remaining stain. 4. air dry. this is the most simple step and easy to remember! good luck!
What kind of stain use in histology?
It depends on what tissue you're looking at, what you want to stain, how the tissue has been stored... Besides very specific staining, there are different types of staining. For example, immunohistochemistry, which uses antibodies to stick coloured stains to cell surface receptors. Or, chemical staining - the most common is H&E staining (haemotoxylin & eosin), so if you're just having fun in a lab and want to see general structures of cells, use this one.
What is the name of the solution that stain skin cells?
bleach blue somthing
What function of iodine in gram stain?
fixing the stain so that the first dye which is the crystal violet will not be washed away during rinse process.
What is safranin solution in science?
safranin is a biological stain used in histology n cytology
What is the function of aceto orcein stain?
Acetic orcein is used to stain chromosomes in a plant cell so that you can view them easily through a microscope.
