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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Mounting media: An overview
Shamala Ravikumar1, R Surekha1, Rooban Thavarajah2
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India
Correspondence Address:
Shamala Ravikumar
Department of Oral Pathology, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2277-8632.128479
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Histological sections, which need to be examined for any length of time or to be stored must be mounted under a cover-slip. There are various types of mounting media available both commercially and also are prepared in one's own laboratory for mounting tissue sections. Some types of mounting media harden to hold the coverslip firmly in place and other types use different solvents such as water, glycerin and xylene because the stains in the sample preparation are sensitive to particular solvent. In order to prevent the of immonoflurescent slides, few mounting media contain antifade reagents. As less emphasis is given in the literature on mounting media, an attempt is made to review, venture and summarize on various types of mounting media and their uses in routine histopathologically and immunochemical staining. |
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