A Modification of Mayer's Mucihematein Technic

1 January 1950

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Stain Technology

Vol. 25 (1) , 33-34
https://doi.org/10.3109/10520295009110952

Abstract

A relatively simple technic giving consistent results has been evolved from Mayer's mucihematein technic¹ by substituting hematoxylin for hematein and omitting the nitric acid. The hematoxylin is oxidized with sodium iodate (NaIO₃). This modification is effective on the same types of mucin as Mayer's original mucihematein. With this modified technic, mucin stains a deep violet, cell nuclei pale gray blue, and connective tissue pale gray to colorless in tissues fixed in all the more common fixatives. The modified stain retains this selectivity for at least 200 days.

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STAINS AND STAINING

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