-----Original Message-----
From: J. A. Kiernan <jkiernan@julian.uwo.ca>
To: rzumbo <rzumbo@iofm.cs.nsw.gov.au>
Cc: Histonet <HISTONET@pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: Monday, September 11, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: Shelf life of stains


>On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, rzumbo wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where I can get a comprehensive list of the 
>> shelf life of staining solutions.
>
>  Churukian, C.J. Manual of the Special Stains Laboratory.
>    Rochester, NY: Dept of Pathol & Lab Med. 1997, pp 192-204.
>
>  This may not be the most recent edition. The book can be ordered
>  through the Univ of Rochester Pathology Dept's web site. Many
>  of the shelf-lives in this list seem to me to be unduly short,
>  with times like 6 months for solutions that in reality are stable 
>  for ever.
>
> John A. Kiernan,
> Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
> The University of Western Ontario,
> LONDON,  Canada  N6A 5C1
>
>