10X Citrate Buffer, after diluting to 1X, is to be used on formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded tissue sections mounted on glass slides for target retrieval prior to immunohistochemistry (IHC) or in situ hybridization procedures.
10X Citrate buffer is extensively used on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections mounted on glass slides during immunostaining procedures for heat induced epitope recovery . It is used to recover antigens masked by fixation in cross-linking fixatives. It is composed of is contains Citric acid and NaOH with pH 6.1.