Dear All,

Recent question about pH of hematoxylin brought out two publications.  Both
are excellent reads and raise level of understanding about hematoxylin
staining.  The JOH article certainly brought out the fact that hematoxylin
staining is as simple as we are somehow lead to believe.   

>Elias J, Chemistry of H&E staining, Am J Med Technology 40:513-514, 1974
>
>"Harris Hematoxylin" What Harris realy wrote and the mechanism of hemalum
>stain. Susan Meloan, Holde Puchtler, Journal of Histotechnology,
10(4):257-261,1987.

Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
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