REMOVAL OF EMBEDDING MEDIA FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND CELL CONDITIONING ON AUTOMATED STAINING INSTRUMENTS

摘要

The present invention provides reagents for use in an automated environmentfor cell conditioning of biokogical samples wherein the cells or tissues arepredisposed for access by reagent molecules for histochemical and cytochemicalstaining procedures. The reagents comprise components optimized to facilitatemolecular access to cells and cell constituents within the biological sample.The present invention also provides reagents for use in an automatedenviromnent for removing or etching embedding media by exposing a biologicalsample to be stained in histochemical or cytochemical procedures without thedependence on organic solvents. The reagents comprise components optimized tofacilitate removal or etching of the embedding media from the biologicalsample.