Safranin O staining using a microwave oven

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Kahveci Z., Minbay F. Z., Cavusoglu I.

BIOTECHNIC & HISTOCHEMISTRY, vol.75, pp.264-268, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/10520290009085130
  • Journal Name: BIOTECHNIC & HISTOCHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.264-268
  • Keywords: safranin O, microwave, staining method, light microscopy, cartilage, ACCELERATED PROCEDURES, FIXATION, IRRADIATION, MICROSCOPY, ARTIFACTS, SECTIONS
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We investigated the effects of microwave irradiation on a safranin O staining method for paraffin sections of formalin fixed rabbit larynx. The control sections were stained according to the conventional method, and the experimental sections were stained in microwave oven for 10 sec at 360 W in Weigert's iron hematoxylin, and for 30 sec at 360 W in fast green and 0.1% safranin O staining solutions. Light microscopic examination of the sections revealed that the microwave heating did not adversely affect the staining properties of cartilage tissue compared to the conventional staining method. Small differences such as darker staining of the matrix and shrinkage of the cytoplasm was observed in some microwave treated sections. The present study revealed that microwave application can be used safely for the safranin O method with the advantage of reduced staining time.