ORO for fat staining only realistically works on frozen tissue as fat
dissolves in the clearing agent during processing.  Basic histotech 101 and
a decent HT exam question.
Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: dgaupp@tulane.edu [mailto:dgaupp@tulane.edu]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:21 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Oil Red O


Hello Histonetters,

Does anyone have a protocol for staining ORO on paraffin sections?

Thanks,

Dina