[Histonet] Von Kossa vs Alizarin Red

[Amos Brooks]

Hi,
    I do both often. You would want the VonKossa rather than Alizarin Red if
you had any plans to do any subsequent double staining. The silver isn't
going anywhere. The Alizarin Red will disappear as soon as you place the
slides in water (or alcohol) so you can't stain anything else. Since the
silver is insoluble you can do dang near anything to it and it will still
remain.

Amos


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> Hi,
>  Under what circumstances would you prefer one over the other? Thanks!
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