histolene

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histolene (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The monoterpene hydrocarbon "p-mentha-1,8-diene" used as a cytological clearing agent
    • 2015 September 22, “Effect of Immunosuppressive Agents on Hepatocyte Apoptosis Post-Liver Transplantation”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      In brief, 4 μm sections of paraffin-embedded human liver tissue mounted on silane-coated glass slides were de-paraffinized in histolene and dehydrated in graded ethanol.
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