Dear Kimberly,

We use Bouin's fixative as a fixative for testes (among other tissues) and a
mordant for many stains such as Masson's Trichrome.

Hope this helps,

Tom Galati
Histo-Scientific Research Labs.
(540)856-2222
107 Killmon Road
P.O. Box 30
Basye, VA  22810
histosci@shentel.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Kimberly Durland <kimberly.durland@Covance.Com>
To: HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu <HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:43 AM
Subject: Zenkers substitute


>Does anyone know of a good substitute for Zenkers to be used as a
>mordant and/or fixative?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Kimberly Durland, BS, HT
>Covance Laboratories, Inc
>Madison, Wisconsin
>
>
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