New Grocott Stain without Using Chromic Acid

We established a new “ecological” Grocott stain for demonstrating fungi, based upon a 4R principle of refusal, reduction, reuse, and recycle of waste management. Conventional Grocott stain employs environmentally harsh 5% chromic acid for oxidization. Initially, we succeeded in reducing the concentr...

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Main Authors: Shiogama, Kazuya, Kitazawa, Kayo, Mizutani, Yasuyoshi, Onouchi, Takanori, Inada, Ken-ichi, Tsutsumi, Yutaka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: JAPAN SOCIETY OF HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387260/