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Sigma-Aldrich

Silver plating kit acc. to von Kossa

for the detection of microcalcification

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
41116124
NACRES:
NA.41

Quality Level

IVD

for in vitro diagnostic use

application(s)

clinical testing
diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

15-25°C

General description

The Silver plating kit according to von Kossa - for detection of microcalcification, is used to visualize calcium deposits in histological tissue specimens. It contains two ready-to-use reagents that are needed for the silver plating. A counterstaining can be performed with, e. g. Nuclear fast red staining solution, optionally, which is not contained in the kit. Silver ions of the silver nitrate solution react with the carbonate and phosphate ions of the calcium in the stored calcium deposits and displace the calcium ions. These silver ions are reduced to metallic silver by exposure to strong light, and this silver is evaluated by microscopy.
The package provides 300 stainings. This product is registered as IVD and CE marked.
For more details, please see instructions for use (IFU). The IFU can be downloaded from this webpage.

Application

For detection of calcium deposits in paraffin sections

Analysis Note

Suitability for microscopypasses testCalciumbrown to blackNucleiredCollagenredBackgroundred

Pictograms

CorrosionEnvironment

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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