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demonstration of CONNECTIVE TISSUE, MUCIN and ELASTIC TISSUE |
Van gieson |
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Permits discrimination between dead and living cells, giving GREEN fluorescence for DNA and a RED fluorescence for RNA |
Acridine orange |
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for CALCIUM SALTS and PHOSPHATASE activity |
Acridine Red 3B |
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Stain acid MUCUPOLYSACCHARIDES, more specific for connective tissue and epithelial mucin |
Alcian blue |
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a cytoplasmic stain use for counterstaining of Epithelial sections |
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 |
Basic fuchsin |
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for staining HEMOGLOBIN |
Benzdine |
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Used as a chromatin stain for fresh materials in smear preparation combined with aluminum chloride to stain GLYCOGEN |
carmine (best carmine) |
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A mordanted dye acting as a basic dye and staining acid substances |
Mayer's carmalum solution |
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Recommended for routine staining of FIXED SECTIONS |
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 |
Congo red |
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A nuclear or chromatin stain used for staining AMYLOID in FROZEN SECTIONS and PLATELETS |
Crystal violet gentian violet |
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Used for staining blood to differentiate LEUKOCYTE |
Giemsa stain |
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oldest of all stains; stain AMYLOID, CELLULOSE, STARCH, CAROTENES, and glycogen |
Iodine |
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Used as a contrast stain for staining ASCARIS EGGS and ERYTHROCYTE, used as a BACTERIAL SPORE stain |
Malachite green |
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Stains chromatin green in the presence of an acid |
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 |
Methylene blue |
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Used in frozen section for rapid diagnosis |
Polychrome Methylene Blue |
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For observing CELL GRANULES and VACUOLES of PHAGOCYTIC cell |
Neutral Red |
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Substitute for carbol fuchsin in acid fast staining |
Night blue |
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Excellent stain for ELASTIC FIBERS |
Orcein |
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Used as a FIXATIVE; used to stain FATS |
Osmium tetroxide |
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Used in identification SPIROCHETES, reticulum and other fiber stains |
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 |
Toluidine blue |
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for demonstration of NEUROGLIA in frozen sections |
Victoria blue |
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for demonstrating CALCIUM involves replacement of the anionic part of calcium salts with silver |
Von Kossa |
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Connective tissue stain; also for RENAL GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE staining |
Azocarmine |
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Simplest connective tissue stain |
Van gieson |
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Most common method used for the demonstration of GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE OF THE KIDNEY |
PAS |
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used for demonstrating MITOCHONDRIA |
Janus Green B |