Stains for calcium deposits in just 20 minutes. Silver Nitrate serves as the primary stain, reacting with the anions and ultra-violet light to produce brown to black calcium salts against pink to red cytoplasm and nuclei, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red. There is no filtration required when using MasterTech Nuclear Fast Red. 100ml Stain Kit yields between 20 and 32 slides. Pint Stain Kit yields between 50-192 slides. Liter Stain Kit yields between 100-400 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
100ml Kit Consists of: 5% Silver Nitrate 100ml, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate 100ml and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Pint Kit Consists of: 5% Silver Nitrate pint, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate pint and Nuclear Fast Red Stain pint.
Liter Kit Consists of: 5% Silver Nitrate liter, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate liter and Nuclear Fast Red Stain liter.
All kit components are available for purchase individually. Both kits are sealed with a tamper-evident label for quality assurance. One or more component(s) in this kit require a storage temperature between 2º C and 10º C. Please review all component labels to ensure correct storage temperature.
- KTVKO 100ml Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides.
- KTVKOPT Pint Stain Kit yields between 50-192 slides.