[Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 261, Issue 1

[John O’Brien]

Old xylene from bottom of container and cheap quality
May cause some processing issues such as artifacts,
Cheapest price not always best solution
John
IMEB


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> We have received a shipment of xylene of the same lot number.
> We have noticed that some xylene bottles are " yellow". We use it both for tissue processing and staining.
> Has anyone encountered any processing or staining issues with oxidized xylene?
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> Sabrina
> San Diego, CA
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