I. | Xylene wash | 3-5 minutes |
II. | Xylene | 3-5 minutes |
III. | 100% alcohol | 3-5 minutes |
IV. | 100% alcohol | 3-5 minutes |
V. | 95% alcohol | 3-5 minutes |
VI. | 80% alcohol | 3-5 minutes |
VII. | Water wash (several changes) | 2 minutes |
VIII. | Gill's Hematoxylin #3 | 2-5 minutes |
IX. | Water wash (several changes) | until water runs clear |
X. | Scott's water (to blue nuclei) | 3 minutes or more |
XI. | Water wash (several changes) | 1-2 minutes |
XII. | Eosin Y | 1 minute |
XIII. | Water wash (several changes) | 30 seconds |
XIV. | 80% alcohol | 1 minute |
XV. | 95% alcohol | 2 minutes |
XVI. | 95% alcohol | 2 minutes |
XVII. | 100% alcohol | 3 minutes |
XVIII. | 100% alcohol (clean) | 3 minutes |
XIX. | Xylene | 2 minutes or more |
XX. | Xylene | 2 minutes or more |