Peter,
		as noted, Kernechtrot is nuclear fast red and I think is a
magnificent
nucelear stain. However it should be noted that rtere are other dyes such
as the azo dye Kernechtrot salz B which are also used in histochemistry.
Barry

At 10:46 AM 2/5/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Peter,
>The name I have seen for Kernechtrot is nuclear fast red and is used as a
>counterstain in
>reticulum and iron stains.
>
>Patricia W. Greer
>Infectious Disease Pathology
>Centers for Disease Control
>pwg1@cdc.gov
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vandeplas@aurion.nl [mailto:vandeplas@aurion.nl]
>Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 10:01 PM
>To: Histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: C.I. 60760 "kernechtrot"
>
>
>Dear all,
>
>Could one of you give me the englisch/american name for the nuclear stain
>"kernechtrot" (german) or "kernechtrood" as we write in The Netherlands. We
>use this counterstain instead of heamatoxylin in our wet-workshops for
>those sections that contain low amounts of antigen. I only have a german
>written cataloque of Merck (were I purchased the product a long time ago)
>The C.I. number of  kernechtrot is 60760. The Merck cataloque number:
>15939.
>
>Thanks for your reply.
>Peter
>
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