Open AccessBiofriendly substitutes for xylene in deparaffinization
Author(s) -
Viswanathan Prema,
Harikrishnan Prasad,
Kenniyan Kumar Srichinthu,
Singaravelu Suresh Kumar,
K Rajkumar,
Marudhamani Chinnannan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_164_20
Subject(s) - xylene , stain , staining , medicine , toxicology , chemistry , pathology , organic chemistry , biology , benzene
Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is routinely used in histopathological laboratories. It is biohazardous and produces many toxic effects like carcinogenesis. A safer substitute for xylene is necessary to minimize its usage.