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Differentiation solution comprises acidified ethanol or isopropanol that is used to decolourise hematoxylin stain. The duration of exposure to the solution determines the degree of decolourisation. Differentiation is a crucial step in hematoxylin-eosin staining to achieve the proper colour contrast necessary for visualisation, by selectively removing excess hematoxylin from the tissue section and leaving behind the desired staining intensity.

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VividPro™ is a generic fluorescent stain for protein gel electrophoresis that can be used to visualize proteins.

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Blue BANDit is a safe and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional Coomassie® Blue staining.

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For use with Osteo-bed bone embedding kit. Solvent for removal of plastic from sections prior to rehydration and staining. Most histochemical and immunohistochemistry staining protocols require the removal of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and rehydration of mounted sections for improved stain penetration and greater contrast.

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Aquatex is used for e.g. LEUCOGNOST stained specimens. For preservation purposes and subsequent optimal microscopy, the stained sections are normally mounted using a suitable mounting agent and covered with a cover glass.

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Fluoromount™ Aqueous Mounting Medium for use with fluorescent dye-stained tissue.

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D.P.X mounting medium is a mixture of distyrene (polystyrene), a plasticizer (tricresyl phosphate), and xylene. It facilitates the protection of stains and can dry quickly.

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VividPro Plus™ is a fluorescent protein stain that can be used in a fast co-electrophoretic protocol to visualize proteins in SDS PAGE gels.

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M-FIX is a fixative spray designed for the wet fixation of gynaecological and non-gynaecological preparations processed in Papanicolaou staining. It contains polyglycols in alcoholic solution and a rapid and secure fixation of specimens is possible.

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Zinc formalin fixative is a non-precipitating fixative. This fixative is compatible with histochemical, immunochemical and special stains. It may be used with automated tissue processors and also in manual methods. The zinc chloride component of the formulation increases the rigidity of cellular components to withstand subsequent processing, sectioning and staining procedures. Tissue specimens initially fixed using 10% neutral buffered formalin solution may be post-fixed using the zinc formalin fixative.

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Immersion oil has been used in epifluorescent microscopy and cell identification.

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HistoChoice® is a patented, complex mixture of agents that allow tissues to retain their structure, antigenic sites and nucleic acid sites. This formulation in non-citrus, contains no mercury, formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde.

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Used to increase lens effectiveness

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EZ-Vision DNA dye as loading buffer provides a non mutagenic, environmentally friendly alternative to ethidium bromide for instantaneous fluorescent DNA band visualisation.

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To be used with SIAL 69571 Ren HY 956 (Hardener for Epoxy Embedding Medium)

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DPX Mountant for histology has been used as a slide mountant to fix sections.

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Bouin's solution is an excellent fixative for preserving soft and delicate structures. It is prepared with saturated picric acid, formaldehyde and acetic acid.

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Gold-N-Gel RNA dye is compatible with standard protocols for denaturing electrophoresis of RNA fragments. Bands are immediately visible upon illumination with UV light. A standard ethidium bromide filter can be used for gel documentation.

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to be used with SIAL 78711 RenLam M-1 (Epoxy Embedding Medium)

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Neo-Clear® is a non hazardous alternative to xylene. It is virtually odourless, compatible with most high purity solvents and is characterised by lower evaporation rates than xylene, making it a lower health risk.

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Immersion oil is used for high resolution (1000X) light microscopy work under oil immersion objective lens.

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Fluoroshield™ is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

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Fluoroshield™ with DAPI is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

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These DNA loading dyes are used to load DNA samples to agarose or SDS DNA gels for gel electrophoresis.

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Spurr resin is a hydrophobic resin. It is less viscous than epon mixtures and is easier to dispense. The low viscosity of the resin contributes to its penetration in tissue, mineral and dense structures. A low viscosity of 60 cps also allows easy penetration into a variety of difficult materials.

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EZ-Vision BlueLight is a sensitive, non mutagenic and environmentally safe fluorescent dye designed for gel staining.

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Hartman′s fixative, which is also known as Davidson′s Fixative, contains acetic acid, alcohol, and formalin. It is widely used for the preservation of eye, bone marrow, breast, testis, and other tissues for histologic examination

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Fluoroshield™ with PPD (p-phenylenediamine; 1,4-phenylenediamine) is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

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Fluoroshield™ with 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

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DPX new is a synthetic non aqueous mounting medium for microscopy. In its formulation, the teratogenic plasticiizer dibutyl phthalate (DBP) has been avoided, which renders the composition safer for the environment and more user friendly than the conventionally used mounting agents such as DPX.