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365<br />

APPENDIX B<br />

Stainl.ng <strong>of</strong> Carti laginous Skeleton ât 11-12 Days.<br />

l. Flx for 48 hours in a mixture <strong>of</strong>:<br />

608 absol ute ethyl alcohol<br />

303 ch I or<strong>of</strong>orm<br />

101 glaclal acetlc acid.<br />

2. Oversta<strong>ln</strong> wlth 0.052 alcían blue ín a solutîon <strong>of</strong> /02 alcohol ,<br />

containing 5? acetíc acld, for 12 hours.<br />

3. Destain wi th 702 alcohol , containing 5% acetic acid, for 48 hours<br />

(using several changes <strong>of</strong> solution).<br />

4. Dehydr<strong>at</strong>e in 90? and 100? alcohol for 12 hours.<br />

5. Pass. through xylol and clear fully in benzyl benzo<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

NB, Embryos are still hard enough <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> th¡s þrocess to take<br />

back into absolute alcohol, and section with a hand-held razor blade.

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