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CHAPTER X. 

 SERIAL SECTION MOUNTING . . . . . . .111 



Methods for Paraffin Sections, 111 ; Methods for Watery 

 Sections, 116 ; Methods for Celloidin Sections, 116. 



CHAPTER XT. 

 STAINING . . . . . . . . . 120 



CHAPTER XII. 

 CARMINE AND COCHINEAL STAINS . . . . . .135 



Theory of Carmine Staining, 135 ; Aqueous Carmines, Acid, 

 136 ; Neutral and Alkaline, 140 ; Alcoholic Carmines and 

 Cochineals, 141. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



H^MATEIN (HJSMATOXYLIN) STAINS . . . . .145 



Theory of Staining with Hsematoxylin, 145 ; Iron-haematein 

 Lakes, 147 ; Aluminium -ha3matein Lakes, 151 ; other Haema- 

 tein Compounds, 155. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



NUCLEAR STAINS WITH COAL-TAR DYES . . . . .159 

 Progressive Stains, 159 ; Regressive Stains, 162. 



CHAPTER XV. 

 PLASMA STAINS WITH COAL-TAR DYES . .171 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 METHYLEN BLUE ..... 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 METALLIC STAINS (IMPREGNATION METHODS) . 



Silver, 198 ; Gold, 202 ; other Metallic Stains, 208. 



CHAPTER XVI1L 

 OTHER STAINS AND COMBINATIONS . 



Carmine Combinations, 212 ; Hsematein Combinations, 213. 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 EXAMINATION AND PRESERVATION MEDIA 



Aqueous Liquids, 217 ; Mercurial Liquids, 220 ; other Fluids, 

 220 ; Glycerin Media, 222 ; Glycerin Jellies, 223 ; High 

 Refractive Liquids, 224 ; Resinous Media, 225. 



