1. Paraffin sections were placed at 60oC overnight to melt paraffin.
  2. Paraffin sections were then placed in xylene (Xylenes Reagent Grade ACS Histology/Lab Grade Cat # 399000000 Pharma-AAPER) 3X for 10 minutes each.
  3. Rinsed slides in a series of 100% ETOH washes. 20 dips for the first wash, 3 minutes for the second wash, and 20 dips for the third wash.
  4. Rinsed slides in a series of 95% ETOH washes. 20 dips for the first wash, 3 minutes for the second wash, and 20 dips for the third wash.
  5. Rinsed slides in 70% ETOH for 3 min.
  6. Rinsed slides for 3 minutes in running dH2O.
  7. Slides were then incubated in 3% Glacial Acetic Acid (S101, Poly Scientific) for 3 minutes.
  8. Slides were then incubated in filtered Alcian Blue (S111A, Poly Scientific) for 30 minutes.
  9. Wash slides under cold running tap water for 10 minutes.
  10. Incubate for 2 minutes in Nuclear Fast Red (S248, Poly Scientific).
  11. Wash under flowing dH2O until excess Nuclear Fast Red is washed away.
  12. Incubated slides in 90% ETOH for 20 dips, repeat in different 90% ETOH.
  13. Incubated slides in 100% ETOH for 20 dips, repeat in different 100% ETOH.
  14. Washed slides in 2X in Xylene, followed by 6 more washes in xylene.
  15. Coverslip with Permount. (Permount Toulene Solution UN 1294, Cat # SP-15-500 Fisher Scientific).

Tissue Used:

LMR14.4.4.3