Other Stain use

Question 1

Common basic nuclear stain employed with eosin. For bacterial stain evaluation and grading of milk for diagnosis of Diptheria

Answer 1

Methylene Blue

Question 2

Stains of Nissl Granules or chromophilic bodies

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Toluodine

Question 3

Stains amyloid in frozen sections and platelet 1 blood

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Crystal violet

Question 4

Used for counter staining of epithelial sections.

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Aniline Blue

Question 5

Used for staining blood to differentiate leukocytes

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Giemsa stain

Question 6

Used as contrast stain for staining Ascaris eggs and RBC and as a bacterial spore stain. Use both as a decolorizer and as a counter stain

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Malachite Green

Question 7

Stains chromatin green in the presence of an acid

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Methyl Green

Question 8

May be used for microanatomical color contrast of specimens and for demonstration of the circulatory system by injection

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Prussian blue

Question 9

Is an excellent stain for Elastic Fibers

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Orcein

Question 10

A contrast stain to acid fuchsn ,counter stain to crystal violet , tissue fixative and as decalcifying agent

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Picric Acid

Question 11

The oldest of all stains for microscopic study of starch granules , stains amyloid cellulose starch , carotene and glycogen

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Iodine

Question 12

More specific for connective tissue and epithelial cell

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Alcian blue

Question 13

Recommended for observing cell granules and vacuoles of phagocytic cell

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Neutral Red

Question 14

Best known indicator but used as stain for axis cylinder in embryos

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Congo Red

Question 15

Used for demonstrating mitochondria during intravital staining

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Janus Green B

Question 16

Used for demonstrating neuroglia in frozen sections

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Victoria Blue

Question 17

Used for demonstrating deposits of calcium salts and possible sites of phosphatase activities

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Acridine Red 3B

Question 18

Give green fluorescence for DNA and a red fluorscence for RNA

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Acridine Orange

Question 19

Fix and stain blood and glandular bodies

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Rhodamine B

Question 20

Used for staining Hgb

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Benzidine

Question 21

Aside from being fixative , it may be used to stain fat

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Osmium Tetroxide

Question 22

Used in spirochete , Reticulum and Other| Fiber Stain

Answer 22

Silver nitrate