What is the Jones PAS-M Stain Kit? This stain kit is used to demonstrate basement membrane of the glomerulus in the kidney. The carbohydrate components are first oxidised with periodic acid solution to produce aldehydes which subsequently reduce silver to a visible metallic silver.

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General Information:

• Procedure Time: 105 minutes (approximate)
• Shelf Life: 3 Years (from date of manufacture)
• Storage Temperature: Silver Nitrate 2-8°C. Other reagents 15-25°C.

Kit Contents:

• Periodic Acid 1%
• Hexamine (Methenamine) 3%
• Solution x 4
• Silver Nitrate 5%
• Sodium Tetraborate 5% x 2
• Gold Chloride 0.1%
• Sodium Thiosulphate 2%
• Neutral Red 0.1%

Results:

• Basement Membrane – Black
• Background – Pink/Red