Jenny,

Go to a grocery store and buy saffron off the spice shelf, extract it as
you would the Safran du Gatinais (this is saffron) which is unbelievably
expensive.  Saffron, off the spice shelf, is much cheaper!  Indian food
stores will have this to make saffron rice. 

At 10:01 AM 9/13/02 +0200, you wrote:
>I would like to attempt the Movat pentachrome stain and was wondering 
>if anyone out there could  please give me some info on where to find 
>this  dye,  Safran du Gatinais.  I have searched quite a number of 
>companies but no success on my side.  Many thanks in advance.
>
>Jenny Molde
>
>
>
Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
Montana State University - Bozeman
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Bozeman MT 59717-3610

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