A special issue devoted to hematoxylin, hematein, and hemalum

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Contents of the February 2010 special issue of Biotechnic & Histochemistry (vol 85, No. 1) include the following review articles: Gill, GW. Gill hematoxylins: first person account Mu. L & Sanders, I. Sihler's whole mount nerve staining technique: a review. Smith, AA. Hematein chelates of unusual metalons for tinctorial histochemistry. Dapson, R., Horobin, RW & Kiernan, JA: Hematoxylin shortages: their causes and duration, and other dyes that can replace hemalum in routine hematoxylin and eosin staining. Cooksey, C. Hematoxylin and related compounds - an annotated bibliography concerning their origin, properties, chemistry and certain applications. A related review appeared in Biotech. Histochem. 84(4): 159-177 (2009): LLewellyn BD. Nuclear staining with alum hematoxylin.

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