Rapid staining technique

Article no. P1440601 | Type: Experiments

10 Minutes

30 Minutes

grades 5-7 , grades 7-10

easy

Pupils

Principle

The structures of particular components of organisms often do not display sufficient contrasts. In order to attain more contrast, the biologist applies staining techniques. A simple method to rapidly display nuclei in wet mounts consists in staining them with Methyl Green or carmine acetic acid.

Benefits

Experiment is part of a complete solution set with a total of 50 experiments for all microscopy applications
With student worksheet, appropriate for all class levels
With detailed instructor information, incl. sample microscopy image
Optimized for tight schedules, i.e. minimum preparation time required
Microscopy solution set specifically designed to include all required accessories
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