Re: Melanin

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From:"Victor A. Tobias" <tobiasv@vetmed.wsu.edu>
To:Jean-Hugues Deschesnes <dspjhd@cha.quebec.qc.ca>
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Date:Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:50:07 -0700 (PDT)
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What percent of KMNO4 are you using? We routinely bleach melanin with .25%
KMNO4. Tissues are mounted on Poly-L-Lysine coated slides and treated for 
one hour, rinsed in water, decolorized with 5% Oxalic Acid till clear and
rinsed in water.

Victor

On Fri, 23 Apr 1999, Jean-Hugues Deschesnes wrote:

> We have been trying to bleach melanin using KMNO4 or hydrogen peroxyde
> (30%) but this is hard on tissues. Has anyone had success with other
> technics.
> Thank you
> 
> Jean-Hugues
> 
> 
> 

Victor Tobias
Manager Tissue Processing Lab
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab
Washington State University
Pullman Washington 99164-7034
(509) 335-5590
(509) 335-7424 fax
tobiasv@vetmed.wsu.edu




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