title: Quick and reversible staining methods for G- and Q-bands of chromosomes.
abstract: Staining G-bands of chromosomes can be carried out in 2 1/2 minutes using a mixture of Giemsa solution with a special diluting preparation. The staining is completely reversible without any damage to the chromosomes. Moreover, an improved method for staining Q-bands with atebrin and mounting the preparation in sucrose is described. The whole process is performed in one minute and the preparations keep for weeks at laboratory temperature.
mesh_terms: D001399:Azure Stains; D002871:Chromosome Banding / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011796:Quinacrine
chemical_list: D001399:Azure Stains; D011796:Quinacrine