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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1538:155–167. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6688-2_12

Table 1.

Refractive indices of common mounting media

Mounting media Refractive index Manufacturer
Fluoromount G 1.40 SouthernBiotech
75 % Glycerol 1.44 Sigma
ProLong Gold Fresh: 1.39
Cured 24 h: 1.40
Cured 4 days: 1.44
Life Technologies
Vectashield Cured: 1.46 Vector Labs
Mowiol Cured: 1.49 Sigma
SeeDB2 1.51
97 % TDE 1.51 Sigma
100 % DBE 1.56 Sigma
Wintergreen Oil 1.53 Sigma