[Histonet] Counter stain

[bjdewe <@t> aol.com]

 >>or not use any counterstain at all since the antigenic site is so small
 
Yes, that is what I've done but they would be sooo pretty to photograph with a background stain...
 
Cheers,
Lorie
 
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From: Gayle Callis <gcallis <@t> montana.edu>
To: bjdewe <@t> aol.com
Sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:30:59 -0700
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Counter stain


Eosin? or not use any counterstain at all since the antigenic site is so small, hard to visualize after hematoxylin. 
 
At 11:28 AM 1/19/2006, you wrote: 
>I am doing a peroxidase DAB stain for an antigen that is present only in >small quantities in the nucleus. I am doing it on rat bone. If I >counterstain with hematoxylin it covers the DAB stain. What else can I use >that will only stain the cytoplasm and not the nucleus. i thought of >methyl green but it too is supposed to stain the nucleus. I thought of >neutral red but it won't look so good with the brown. Suggestions? 
> 
>Cheers, 
>Lorie 
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