Minimum number of tests that can be performed 100
Completion time 45 minutes + overnight
Shelf life 1 year
Storage conditions 2-8°C
Additional equipment Not required
Application
The method of choice for viewing melanin pigment on sections of histological tissue.
Result
Melanin pigment brick red - black in the section under examination; absent in the
control section (the presence of black precipitate on the control
section indicates a false positive)
Nuclei pink