Stains acid mucins, neutral mucins, and glycogen in 60 minutes. This kit contains a specially optimized Schiff’s solution which eliminates the Sulfurous rinse step, commonly found in similar stain kits on the market. This reduces staining time and exposure to sulfite fumes. Alcian Blue and Schiff’s serve as the primary stains, producing blue to purple stained acid mucins and pink to red neutral mucins or glycogen with blue nuceli counterstained by Hematoxylin. 100ml Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Pint Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Liter kit yields between 680-1000 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
100ml Kit Consists of: 0.5% Periodic Acid Pint, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 100ml, Optimized Schiff's Solution Pint and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin 100ml.
Pint Kit Consists of: 0.5% Periodic Acid 2 Pints, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 Pint, Optimized Schiff's Solution 2 Pints and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin Pint.
Liter Kit Consists of: 0.5% Periodic Acid 2 liters, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 liter, Optimized Schiff's Solution 2 liters and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin liter.
All kit components are available for purchase individually. Both kits are sealed with a tamper-evident label for quality assurance. One or more component(s) in this kit require a storage temperature between 2º C and 10º C. Please review all component labels to ensure correct storage temperature.
- KTAPA 100ml Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides.
- KTAPAPT Pint Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides.
- KTAPALT Liter Stain Kit yields between 680-1,000 slides.