Hematoxylin Flashcards
1
Q
staining solution most commonly used for routine histologic studies
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hematoxylin
2
Q
Aluminum salt lakes
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blue
3
Q
Ferric salt lakes
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blue-black
4
Q
considered as a basic dye
A
hematoxylin
5
Q
acidic dye
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eosin
6
Q
stain acidic (or basophilic) structures a
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purplish blue
7
Q
stains basic (or acidophilic) structures
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red or pink
8
Q
Mordant (aluminum salts) binds to tissue, -> hematoxylin binds to the mordant -> forming
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tissue-mordant-hematoxylin linkage
9
Q
Nucleus & parts of cytoplasm w/ RNA:
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purple
10
Q
formula of basic dye
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Cl- dye
11
Q
formula for acidic dyes
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Na+ dye
12
Q
Cytoplasm stained
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pink
