Hematoxylin Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Hematoxylin and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Fixation and Processing of the Biopsy Specimen The biopsy specimen is usually fixed in Zenkers’ acetic solution (5% glacial acetic acid; 95% Zenkers) for 6-18 hours or B-5 fixative for one to two hours. Excessive time in either fixative makes the tissue brittle, then briefly decalcified.
The tissue is processed together with other tissues, and is embedded in paraffin and cut at 4 µm and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Perls’ Prussian blue iron stain, and other special stains as indicated. | View Page |
| Hypercellular Bone Marrow Biopsy A low power view of a biopsy section stained with hematoxylin eosin stain. This section is showing increased cellularity and decreased fat. This specimen is about 85% cellular. | View Page |