On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Bennett, Catherine (Katie) wrote:

> Was wondering if Nuclear Fast Red can be cleared in Xylene for
> coverslipping.

  Yes. It resists alcohol and xylene, but if this is to
  counterstain something immunohistochemical, make sure
  your principal end-product is also insoluble. The DAB
  oxidation product is, but most alkaline phosphatase
  end products are extracted by alcohol or xylene.

 John A. Kiernan,
 Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
 The University of Western Ontario,
 LONDON,  Canada  N6A 5C1
   E-mail: kiernan@uwo.ca