[Histonet] histoclear vs xylene

[Campbell, John Thomas (UMR-Student)]

I have read several protocols on staining slides and most of them talk about using xylene the protocol that I am currently using says to use Histoclear. I was wondering what the difference was and I would like to know the pros and cons on using xylene and using histoclear. what do you all use and what exactly are the hazards of using xylene
 
John Campbell
Graduate Student 
University of Missouri Rolla
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