I have no idea if this would work on silver stained tissues, but in the old 
days long long ago, we would use Lugol's iodine followed by thiosulphate to 
remove ammoniacal silver stain accidentally spilled on fingers and hands.

Any one else out there who could confirm this?
Louise Renton
Bone Research Unit
MRC
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel & fax +27 11 717 2298
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana"
>From: "Coulter, Diane" To: "'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'" Subject: silver 
>in tissue Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 09:45:18 -0400
>
>
>Does anyone know if it's possible to decolorize silver in tissue? Diane 
>Coulter, RIH Histology

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