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(C) Lendrum's phelaxine-Tetrazine method
This method is useful in demonstration of acidophilic inclusion bodies. They are seen as red against yellow background. Nuclei take blue colour. Negri bodies are not stained. Staining schedule is as follows: Fix tissues in formol-saline (S61) or formol-corrosive (S62) solution and take paraffin sections as usual. Bring sections down to water.