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(organic chemistry) The 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.
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Histolene means (organic chemistry) The monoterpene hydrocarbon "p-mentha-1,8-diene" used as a cytological clearing agent.
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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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