A new technique for hard tissues.
Fossil tissues generally require specialized processing. Most thin sectioning techniques yield unstained sections or require unwieldy methods to produce stained sections. I outline here two simple techniques for producing stained, ground, thin sections using readily available Romanowsky-type cytology stains and a urine sediment stain. Results are comparable to hematoxylin and eosin stained specimens.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Basic Medical Science, 64108, USA.
D000818:Animals; D016164:Bison / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005580:Fossils; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D016613:Plastic Embedding; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D016707:Tissue Fixation