Product overviewStaining kit for detection of AgNOR (argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region) proteins (100 kD) in paraffin-embedded sections and cytology smears. Reference: 04-045801. Supplied for 48 tests. Minimum number of preparations: 12 (up to 4 slides per preparation). Total processing time per run: 30 minutes.
Applications- Histopathology and cytology laboratories for visualization of nucleolar organizer region (NOR) proteins by light microscopy.
- Used on paraffin-embedded tissue sections and air-dried / fixed smears.
PrincipleAgNOR proteins (100 kD) act as reducing agents that bind silver ions and produce a metallic silver deposit visible under optical microscopy. Immediately before use, silver nitrate solution is combined with a positively charged hydrocolloid (e.g., gelatin) to enhance contact between reducing groups of nucleolar proteins and silver ions, resulting in argyrophilic staining of NOR-associated proteins.
Contents & storage- Kit size: 48 tests (minimum 12 preparations × up to 4 slides each).
- Shelf life: 1 year.
- Recommended storage: 15–25°C.
- Additional equipment required: glass rod, staining jars/wash containers, slide racks (non-metallic recommended).
Method (summary)- Hydrate section or smear with distilled water.
- Prepare working solution: pour entire vial A into the slide container and add 10 ml of reagent B; mix gently with a clean glass rod previously rinsed in distilled water.
- Incubate sections/slides in working solution in the dark for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Rinse thoroughly in three changes of high-quality distilled water.
- Add 10 drops of reagent C to the section/slides and incubate for 1 minute.
- Rinse in distilled water, dehydrate through ascending alcohols, clear in xylene and mount with appropriate mounting medium.
Warnings- Use only high-quality distilled water for all washes.
- Do not use poly-lysine-coated slides.
- Avoid contact with metal objects (tweezers, metal racks) during staining.
- After mounting, store slides protected from light.
- If reagent A is found gelled due to low-temperature storage, restore fluidity by warming the bottle under warm running water before use.