No, but I have two methods that are very simple, both are T blue.  Churkian 
Schenk is my favorite, but have also used a method nicely passed on to me 
by Liz Chlipala out of Frieda Carson's book, a pH 4.3 T blue that takes 3 
to 5 minutes, rinse with water, air dry the section and mount.  This one is 
really simple and fast.   If you want, I can forward both to you privately.

At 05:37 AM 9/30/2004, you wrote:
>Does anyone have a simple Mast Cell Stain other than Toluidine Blue?
>Annette Featherstone HT/MLT
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 15:23
>To: 'Andrea Grantham'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Bouins substitute in Trichrome staining
>
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>PLEASE POST
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrea Grantham [mailto:algranth@u.arizona.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:38 AM
>To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] Bouins substitute in Trichrome staining
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>I attended a workshop at NSH last week on connective tissue staining and
>one of the attendees said they were using citrate buffer instead of bouins
>as a mordant. I couldn't catch up with her after the workshop to ask about
>the protocol. Is anybody out in histoland doing this? Would you mind
>sharing your protocol if you are?
>Thanks!!
>Andi Grantham
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