Meanings
nounhistolene (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe monoterpene hydrocarbon "p-mentha-1,8-diene" used as a cytological clearing agent
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.
2015 September 22, “Effect of Immunosuppressive Agents on Hepatocyte Apoptosis Post-Liver Transplantation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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