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US 4,906,451 AGranted
Indole stains
OwnerJoel K. Simsinventor
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Abstract
A method is discussed for staining indoles comprising staining a sample using the modified DMAB technique, and then counterstaining the stained sample using the Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast bacilli stain.
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A method of staining indoles in samples comprising the steps of:
- (1) staining the sample using a modified DMAB technique which technique comprises,
- (a) treating tissue sections in 0.5-1.5% collodion,
- (b) placing the sections in DMAB solution, and
- (c) transferring the sections to a nitrite solution comprising sodium nitrite in concentrated hydrochloric acid, and
- (2) counterstaining the stained sample of step (1) using the Ziehl-Neelsen acid fast bacilli stain,
- whereby samples containing indoles are stained.
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