We use Davidsons Marking Inks.  They work real well for us.  My
pathologist  "sets the ink by dipping the section with the ink applied
into Bouins Fluid for a second.  Hope this helps, I'm not at work right
now but can get you the information when I get back to work on Monday.

Terry J. Mattoon HT(ASCP)
VA Med Ctr.  #113
White River Jct.,VT   05001
(802) 296-5193  (direct # to lab secretary)
802-296-6328  -  FAX



On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:28:01 +0200 "Nader, Alexander"
<alexander.nader@wgkk.sozvers.at> writes:
> Recently we had some problems with our traditional method in staining 
> the
> margins of resected specimens, so I would like to know what dyes are 
> used in
> different laboratories.
> 
> Looking in the literature I came across the following:
> 
> India ink
> India ink/acetone
> India ink/glacial acid
> Alcian Blue
> AgNO3
> Artist's Pigment
> coloured gelatine
> commercially available kits
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Alexander Nader
> Path. Institut Hanuschkrankenhaus
>