Inventors:
Shude Zhong - Castro Valley CA, 94552
Taiying Chen - San Ramon CA, 94583
Sunil Kumar Aggarwal - Pleasanton CA, 94588
Sheng-Hui Su - San Ramon CA, 94583
International Classification:
C12Q 154
US Classification:
435 405, 435 14, 435243, 435 4, 435975, 435810
Abstract:
A method of silver staining a pathologic sample is disclosed. The method involves the reduction of silver diamine complexes bound to components of the sample by a reducing agent released from a reducing agent carrier. The use of a reducing agent carrier which slowly releases the reducing agent during the reaction permits staining at ambient temperatures.