Some points on staining in toto and dry section cutting / by I. Bermann.

  • Bermann, I. (Isidor), 1845-1918.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Some points on staining in toto and dry section cutting / by I. Bermann. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    /S'3^ SOME POINTS ON STAINING IN TOTO AND DRY SECTION CUTTING. By I. BERMANN, M.D., HERE are so many different methods given in the hand-books for microscopical technique, that it may almost appear superfluous to add a new* (at least in some respects new) one, to those already in existence. Still, these do not always prove satisfactory, an account of their requiring too much time, and as my method of staining in toto and dry cutting seems to be only known to the few who have seen me make use of it, and who have expressed a de- sire that I should publish a description of it, I do so, more particularly for those medical men who wish to continue those studies—particularly of pathological microscopy— indispensable to a truly scientific education. It is espe- cially adapted to them, as it enables them to work whenever they find leisure, and to leave off at any stage of the pro- ceedings, without fear of spoiling what is unfinished. For hardening the tissues—with scarcely an exception— Muller’s fluid (containing two and a half parts bichromate of potash, one, to one and a half parts sulphate of soda, and one hundred parts distilled water) is to be preferred, be- cause it hardens the tissues without shrinkage, and almost preserves their natural appearance. It may not be amiss here to mention that it can be satis- BALTIMORE, MD.