Histology FAQ

Staining, Histochemistry and Histotechnology

(Frequently Asked Questions)

 

Dr. John A. Kiernan
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The University of Western Ontario
London, Canada

 

 

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FAQ Home > Sectioning, Slide Adhesive, Mounting

• Sections coming off slides. Which adhesive?

• Apathy's mounting medium and variants

• Silanized (APES or TES or positively charged) slides

• Polishing undecalcified bone sections

• Polylysine-coated slides

• Wrinkles in plastic sections

• Wrinkles in paraffin sections containing cartilage

• Thick paraffin sections

• Sectioning plastic-embedded specimens

• Iodine for removing mercury deposits

• Labeling slides

• Sectioning plant material: some hints