Elizabeth,

I don't think there is anything that would remove mercurechrome. Try using
1% Alcoholic Eosin for marking bx's for embedding.  Never had a problem
with it washing out during processing.

Rande Kline HT (ASCP)
Technical Services
EM Science





Mick Rentsch <ausbio@nex.com.au> on 02/17/99 05:32:07 PM

To:   Elizabeth Morehead <DREWSB@smtpgw2.musc.edu>
cc:   histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject:  Re: Mercurechrome




Dear Elizabeth,
we tried mercurochrome as a colourant for small tissues and biopsies to
make
embedding easier, boy! did it cause some problems, destroying morphology,
blocking staining reactions etc. We never did find a way of removing it ,
even bleaching did not work, so upon threats of bodily abuse by my
Pathologist, we never used it again.
Regards Mike (Downunder)
-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Morehead <DREWSB@smtpgw2.musc.edu>
To: HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu <HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: Wednesday, 17 February 1999 8:05
Subject: Mercurechrome


>Has anyone had experience with mercurochrome stained tissue and HPV or
immuno staining?
>Or I should say, anybody know how to remove mercurochrome?
>Thanks, ya'll-
>Beth Morehead
>Med U of SC
>