[Histonet] Expiration Dates on Reagents

[Jennifer MacDonald]

When we have received dry chemicals without the expiration date, I called 
the company to ask.  Hydroquinone is an example.  The bottle was received 
new with no expiration date.  I called the company and was told that once 
it was opened it was only stable for 1 year.  Once reagents have been 
diluted the expiration date is shortened.  The more dilute the reagent the 
shorter the expiration date for that reagent.  Frieda Carson's book has a 
chart for expiration dates for prepared reagents, as does the staining 
manual of Charles Churukian.
Jennifer


Jennifer MacDonald
Director, Histotechnician Training Program
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 N. Grand Ave.
Walnut, CA 91789
(909) 594-5611 ext. 4884
jmacdonald <@t> mtsac.edu



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            Hello all,

 

            Does anyone know of a list expiration dates for dry
chemicals and reagents for histology?

 

            Thank you,

 

            Sally Norton

            Histology

            Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

 

 


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