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HT Histotechnician

Category - Staining

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What is the reason why Ripened Hematoxylin is seldom used alone?

Due to its inherent low affinity for the tissue itself.
Too much color produced during staining
It is easily decolorized.
It has greater affinity with the basic dyes.

Explanation

Answer: A - Due to its inherent low affinity for the tissue itself.

The possible reason why Ripened Hematoxylin is seldom used alone is due to its inherent low affinity for the tissue itself. Because of this, it is frequently combined with Alum, Iron, Chromium, and Copper Salts.

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