What is best /quick way to stain ( not histologically) an intact piece of human chondyle?

18 March 2024 0 4K Report

Hello,

I need to stain a 8mm ( wide) and 10 mm (deep) piece of human femoral chondyle...no cartilage just bone.. This is the left over piece from the cadaver donor joint. If someone can share a tested protocol for the same.

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