Riken Corporation

Kazuki Tainaka

Hiroki Ueda

Tatsuya Murakami

Etsuo Susaki

The present invention relates to a clearing technique which uses a solution containing at least one of a compound having a delipidation ability, a compound having a biochrome decoloring ability, a compound having a decalcification ability, a compound having a refractive index adjusting ability, and a compound having a tissue swelling ability. The clearing technique is suitable for use in high-throughput and low-magnification imaging which involves a simple process.

Method for preparing biological material having excellent light-transmitting property

Composition for preparing biological material having excellent light transmissivity and use of composition

The present invention provides an aminoalcohol together with, as necessary, at least one selected from the group consisting of: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and a urea derivative; a nonionic detergent; and sucrose to provide a biological material having an excellent light-transmitting property. The present invention provides a technique that allows a high-throughput observation of gene expression/localization or cell morphology in tissue at an whole-tissue level.

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Wako, Japan

Kazuki Tainaka