I have an old Histonet message that indicates Weigert's iodine may be used
in place of Bouin's.  Apparently three minutes at room temperature in
Weigert's yields good results, although I have not tried this.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Hagerty, Marjorie A. [SMTP:mhagerty@emc.org]
> Sent:	Friday, January 21, 2000 1:02 PM
> To:	'Histonet'
> Subject:	Bouins Substitute?
>
> I read an article that said it was no longer necessary to use Picric Acid
> in
> the histo lab. Do any of you substitute the Bouins in the Trichrome Stain?
> Can it be done?
>
> Thanks,
> Marg
>
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