Wheaton 900570 Glass Rectangular 60 mL Coplin Staining Jar, with Polypropylene Screw Cap (Case of 6)

Coplin Staining Jar holds 5 single 3” x 1” (75mm x 25 mm) slides vertically or 10 slides back-to-back. The white polypropylene screw cap reduces stain evaporation. The unit has a rectangular base and holds approximately 60mL of stain. Manufactured from soda-lime glass. Approximate inside dimensions: 26mm L x 26mm W x 90mm D. Replacement Screw Cap, size 58-400 (Wheaton Number 900522).

Wheaton offers a variety of staining dishes and Coplin jars suitable for various histology staining. Routine staining is performed to give contrast to the tissue being examined, as without staining it is very difficult to see differences in cell morphology. Hematoxylin and eosin (abbreviated H&E) are the most commonly used stains in histology and histopathology. Hematoxylin colors nuclei blue, eosin colors the cytoplasm pink. To see the tissue under a microscope, the sections are stained with one or more pigments. There are hundreds of various techniques which have been used to selectively stain cells and cellular components. Other compounds used to color tissue sections include Safranin, Oil Red O, Congo red, Fast Green FCF, Silver salts and numerous natural and artificial dyes that were usually originated from the development dyes for the textile industry.