This is a rather late reply to the querry by Andrea.
The shell life and stability of schiff's reagent
depend on the formular and mode of preparation.
we use a modified schiff's reagent with a shell life
of more than 12 months. It still maintain its potency
and very stable.
Benard Solomon
Pathology Dept.,
Unilorin Teaching Hospital,
Ilorin, Kwara State,
Nigeria
www.histosearch/homepage/benardsolomon
--- Andrea Grantham wrote:
> I'm using a Schiff's from Newcomer Supply that
> has a pretty long shelf life. It can be stored at
> RT and can be used several times.
>
> We always put the "used" Schiff's into a
> different bottle as to not contaminate the unused
> solution.
>
> Andi Grantham
>
>
>
>
> At 03:29 PM 12/3/2007, Rene J Buesa wrote:
> >It has to be kept in the refrigerator, and yes, it
> can be used several times.
> > You can test how is working by adding a few
> > drops of the Schiff's reagent to NBF, it it
> > reacts quickly with a magenta color, is working
> OK, if not, discard it.
> > René J.
> >
> >Taben Hale wrote:
> > What is the shelf-life and stability of Schiff's
> reagent? Can it be used
> >multiple times?
> >
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