HISTO LAB MIDTERM Flashcards
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF HARRIS HEMATOXYLIN IN H&E
Stains nuclei
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF 0.5% ACID ALCOHOL IN H&E, HOW DOES IT WORK?
Differentiator works by breaking links between the tissue & mordant
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF EOSIN?
ACTS AS A COUNTERSTAIN. STAINS ALL TISSUE COMPONENTS EXCEPT FOR NUCLEI
WHAT IS THE OXIDIZING AGENT IN H&E
NalO3 –Sodium iodate
WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF H&E?
IONIC BONDING
IS H&E REGRESSIVE OR PROGRESSIVE?
REGRESSIVE
WHAT COLOURS DOES H&E STAIN?
STAINS NUCLEI PURPLE, STAINS MUSCLE, RBCS, CYTOPLASM PINK
H&E: NUCLEI PALE, WHY?
CAN BE FROM HEMATOXYLIN BEING OLD & OVER OXIDIZED. CAN ALSO BE FROM OVER-DIFFERENTIATION IN 0.5% ACID ALCOHOL.
MASSONS TRICHROME HEMATOXYLIN USED & ITS ROLE
WEIGERT’S, STAINS NUCLEI BLACK
IS MT PROGRESSIVE OR REGRESSIVE?
PROGRESSIVE
DOES MT HAVE A STABILIZING AGENT?
NO
OXIDIZING AGENT IN MT
FECL3
ROLE OF BEBIRCH SCARLET AND ACID FUSION, WHAT TECHNIQUE ARE THEY USED IN?
BOTH ACT AS A COUNTERSTAIN
SCARLET– SMALL, STAINS BASIC TISSUE COMPONENTS
AF–LARGE AND STAINS COLLAGEN RED
PTA/PMA ROLE IN MT
ACTS AS A DIFFERENTIATOR, REMOVES RED COLOUR OF AF FROM COLLAGEN
ANILINE BLUE, ROLE & ITS PROBLEMS
COUNTERSTAIN FOR MT, STAINS COLLAGEN BLUE, TOO LONG IN THIS DYE CAN RESULT IN A MUDDY CYTOPLASM
1% ACETIC ACID ROLE & PROBLEMS
REMOVES EXCESS ANILINE BLUE FROM THE BACKGROUND. TOO LONG IN AA RESULTS IN PALE COLLAGEN, TOO SHORT IN AA RESULTS IN MUDDY CYTOPLASM
WHAT COLOUR DOES MT STAIN?
STAINS NUCLEI DARK GREY, STAINS MUSCLES, CYTOPLASM AND RBCS RED, COLLAGEN STAINS BLUE
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF BOUINS IN MT
PRE-MORDANT THE TISSUE TO INCREASE STAINING OF COLLAGEN IF FIXED IN 10% NBF. STAINS TISSUE COMPONENTS YELLOW.
WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF MASSONS TRICHROME
POROSITY
GOMORI’S ALDEHYDE FUSCHIN TECHNIQUE PRINCIPLE
HYDROGEN BONDING