[Histonet] congo red - decolor

[Jay Lundgren]

Are you sure you don't mean Oil Red O stain for fat?  Just checking.

 Congo Red is for amyloid.

Destain Congo Red by soaking in 100% Propylene Glycol, warmth and stirring
would speed it up.

                              Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Nancy Schmitt via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Happy St. Pat's Day!
>
> Any thoughts on how to decolorize Congo Red stains that were done on fat
> pad slides?
> We appreciate any insight you might offer:)
>
> Nancy
> United Clinical Labs
> Dubuque, IA
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