Iodine stains are usually removed with 5% Sodium Thiosulfate.
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Terry.Marshall@rgh-tr.trent.nhs.uk>
To: <amdj@duke.edu>; <Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 2:43 AM
Subject: RE: silver nitrate


> How do you remove  the iodine stain? :-)
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> Terry L Marshall
> Histopathologist
> Rotherham General Hospital, Yorkshire
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> Iodine removes silver nitrate. Try Lugols or Gram's iodine solution
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> Bert
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