PAPANICOLAOU METHOD

1. Fix slides in acetic/alcohol fixative for 15 minutes.

2. Absolute alcohol 2 minutes.

3. 70% alcohol 2 minutes.

4. 50% alcohol 2 minutes.

5. Tap water 2 minutes.

6. Stain in haematoxylin 4 minutes.

7. Rinse in tap water briefly.

8. Differentiate in acid alcohol 5 seconds.

9. Blue in tap water.

10. Dehydrate in absolute alcohol x2.

11. Stain in orange G 10 seconds.

12. Rinse in absolute alcohol x2.

13. Stain in E.A. 50 2 minutes.

14. Rinse in absolute alcohol x2.

15. Clear in xylene x3.

16. Mount sections in DPX

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Acetic Alcohol Fixative.

Add 60 mls of glacial acetic acid to 100 mls of distilled water then add this solution to 2 l of absolute alcohol.

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