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What is the purpose of the iodine dish in Wheatley’s trichrome stain protocol?

April 26, 2017dish Iodine Protocol purpose stain trichrome wheatley

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What is the purpose of the iodine dish in Wheatley’s trichrome stain protocol?

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Mercury is removed from the smear when placed in the iodine dish; there is a chemical substitution of iodine for mercury. The iodine is removed during the next two alcohol rinses; at the point the slide is placed in trichrome stain, neither mercury nor iodine is left on the smear.