Histopath Stain

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demonstration of CONNECTIVE TISSUE, MUCIN and ELASTIC TISSUE

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Van gieson

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Permits discrimination between dead and living cells, giving GREEN fluorescence for DNA and a RED fluorescence for RNA

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Acridine orange

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for CALCIUM SALTS and PHOSPHATASE activity

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Acridine Red 3B

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Stain acid MUCUPOLYSACCHARIDES, more specific for connective tissue and epithelial mucin

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Alcian blue

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a cytoplasmic stain use for counterstaining of Epithelial sections

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Analine blue

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a plasma stain utilized also for deep staining of ACID FAST ORGANISMS, mitochondria and differentiation of smooth muscles with the use of picric acid

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Basic fuchsin

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for staining HEMOGLOBIN

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Benzdine

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Used as a chromatin stain for fresh materials in smear preparation combined with aluminum chloride to stain GLYCOGEN

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carmine (best carmine)

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A mordanted dye acting as a basic dye and staining acid substances

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Mayer's carmalum solution

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Recommended for routine staining of FIXED SECTIONS

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Celestine blue

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best known as indicator; May be utilized as a stain for axis cylinders in embrayos; Used for staining elastic tissues, AMYLOID and MYELIN

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Congo red

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A nuclear or chromatin stain used for staining AMYLOID in FROZEN SECTIONS and PLATELETS

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Crystal violet gentian violet

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Used for staining blood to differentiate LEUKOCYTE

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Giemsa stain

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oldest of all stains; stain AMYLOID, CELLULOSE, STARCH, CAROTENES, and glycogen

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Iodine

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Used as a contrast stain for staining ASCARIS EGGS and ERYTHROCYTE, used as a BACTERIAL SPORE stain

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Malachite green

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Stains chromatin green in the presence of an acid

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Methyl green

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Plasma cells, Fresh sputum for malignant cells, evaluation and differentiation of BACTERIAL ORGANISMS, DIPHTHERIA DIAGNOSIS and Nervous tissue vital staining

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Methylene blue

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Used in frozen section for rapid diagnosis

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Polychrome Methylene Blue

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For observing CELL GRANULES and VACUOLES of PHAGOCYTIC cell

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Neutral Red

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Substitute for carbol fuchsin in acid fast staining

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Night blue

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Excellent stain for ELASTIC FIBERS

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Orcein

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Used as a FIXATIVE; used to stain FATS

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Osmium tetroxide

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Used in identification SPIROCHETES, reticulum and other fiber stains

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Silver Nitrate

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staining of NISSL GRANULES or CHROMOPHILIC BODIES, Nuclear stain for fixed tissues; used as a substitute for THIONINE in fresh sections

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Toluidine blue

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for demonstration of NEUROGLIA in frozen sections

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Victoria blue

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for demonstrating CALCIUM involves replacement of the anionic part of calcium salts with silver

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Von Kossa

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Connective tissue stain; also for RENAL GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE staining

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Azocarmine

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Simplest connective tissue stain

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Van gieson

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Most common method used for the demonstration of GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE OF THE KIDNEY

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PAS

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used for demonstrating MITOCHONDRIA

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Janus Green B