Histology Reagent Bouin's Fixative Tissue Fixative Proprietary Mix 32 oz.

Features

• Bouin’s fixative is designed to be used at full strength
• It may be used as a primary tissue fixative and is considered excellent for soft and delicate tissues and gastrointestinal tract specimens
• Bouin’s may also be used as a mordant when doing special stains such as trichrome
• Bouins gives very good results with tissue that is subsequently trichrome stained
• Preserves glycogen well but usually lyses erythrocytes
• Sometimes recommended for gastro-intestinal tract biopsies, animal embryos and endocrine gland tissue
• Stains tissue bright yellow due to picric acid
• Excess picric should be washed from tissues prior to staining with 70% ethanol
• Because of its acidic nature it will slowly remove small calcium deposits and iron deposits
• Tissue fixative/reagent
• WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

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