The Use of a Fabric Softener in the Reconstitution of Mummified Tissue Prior to Paraffin Wax Sectioning for Light Microscopical Examination
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Stain Technology
- Vol. 56 (1) , 35-38
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10520298109067272
Abstract
A method of reconstituting mummified tissues using the fabric softener “Comfort” is described. Routine histological paraffin wax sections were prepared following overnight treatment at room temperature with a 0.2% solution of this substance in isotonic saline. A comparison of results obtained by this method is made with those obtained using Ruffer's and Sandison's solutions. Nuclear stains gave poor results whereas connective tissue stains demonstrated their respective fibers by all rehydration methods.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Peripheral Blood Elements Found in an Egyptian Mummy: A Three-Dimensional ViewScience, 1976
- The Histological Examination of Mummified MaterialStain Technology, 1955