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Other Stains Flashcards

1
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a mixture of picric acid and acid fuchsin for demonstration of connective tissues

A

Acid Fuchsin-Picric Acid (Van Gieson’s Stain)

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2
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used to stain collagen, smooth muscle, or mitochondria; used as the nuclear and cytoplasmic stain in Mallory’s trichrome method

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Acid Fuchsin (Masson Stain)

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3
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traditional stain for mitochondria

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Acid fuchsin

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4
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permits discrimination between dead and living cells

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acridine orange

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5
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green fluorescence

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DNA

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6
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red fluorescence

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RNA

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7
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used to demonstrate deposits of CALCIUM SALTS and
possible sites of phosphatase activities.

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ACRIDINE RED 3B

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8
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a complex, water-soluble phthalocyanin dye; similar to chlorophyll that stains acid mucopolysaccharides

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alcian blue

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9
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used on the Dupont ACA analyzer to measure serum calcium photometrically

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Aliizarin Red S

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10
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stain used for counterstaining of epithelial sections

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ANILINE BLUE

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11
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plasma stain utilized also for deep staining of acid fast organisms, for mitochondria, for differentiation of smooth muscles

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basic fuchsin

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12
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used for staining hemoglobin

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Benzidine

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13
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used as a contrast stain for Gram’s technique; for staining diphtheria organisms

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Bismark brown

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14
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used as a chromatin stain for fresh materials

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Carmine (carminic acid)

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15
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mordanted dye acting as a basic dye and staining acidic substances

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CARMALUM (MAYER’S) SOLUTION

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16
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an oxazine dye used as an alternative to iron hematoxylin nuclear stain

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CELESTINE BLUE

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17
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best known as an indicator; stain for axis cylinders in embryos; AMYLOID

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CONGO RED

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18
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used in histology to stain nervous tissues

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Cresyl violet

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19
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nuclear or chromatin stain used for staining amyloid in frozen sections and platelets in blood

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crsytal violet

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20
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solution formed by the mixture of crystal violet, methyl violet and dexterin

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Gentian violet

21
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stains DNA, providing a fluorescent red-orange stain; used to identify cells that are in the final stages of apoptosis

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ETHIDIUM BROMIDE

22
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mixture of methylene-blue and eosin; staining blood to differentiate leukocytes

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giemsa stain

23
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binds to spirochetes, trypanosomes and bacteria

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giemsa stain

24
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stain used for metallic impregnation, made up of gold chloride and mercuric chloride

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Gold sublimate

25
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oldest of all stains; stains amyloid, cellulose, starch, carotenes and glycogen

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IODINE

26
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used to identify and differentiate bacteria

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Grams Iodine

27
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a brown solution that turns black in the presence of starches

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Lugols iodine

28
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used as a mordant in Gram’s staining

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lugols iodine

29
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used for demonstrating mitochondria during intravital staining

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Janus green B

30
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staining erythrocytes, ascaris egg, bacterial spores; both decolizer and counterstain

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malachite green

31
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stains chromatin green in bright field microscope

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Methyl Green

32
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common basic nuclear stain

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methylene blue

33
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The resulting mixture of methylene blue, azures and thiazoles is known

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polychrome methylene blue

34
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metachromatic dye; coloring nuclei of leukocytes reddish-purple in the presence of methylene blue

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methylene violet

35
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metachromatic dye; coloring nuclei of leukocytes reddish-purple in the presence of methylene blue

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methylene violet

36
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formed by boiling Nile blue with sulfuric acid; LIPOPHILIC STAIN

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nile red

37
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dye that is more soluble in fat; stain for neutral fat

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OIL RED O

38
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excellent stain for elastic fibers

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orcein

39
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demonstrate the finest and most delicate fibers in the skin

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orcein

40
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stain for unsaturated lipids and for lipoproteins such as myelin (black)

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Osmic oxide

41
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all-around useful stain; stains glycogen, mucin, mucoprotein, glycoprotein

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Periodic Acid Schiff

42
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demonstration of connective tissue

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Picric acid

43
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used for microanatomical color contrast of specimens; demonstration of the blood and lymph vessels by injection (intravital staining)

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Prussian blue

44
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stain blood and glandular tissues

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Rhodamine B

45
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used primarily as a counterstain; produce red nuclei and yellow color to collagen

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Safranin

46
Q

identification of spirochetes, reticulum and other fiber
stains.

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Silver nitrate

47
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used for demonstration of neuroglia in frozen sections

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victoria blue

48
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four major staining properties of WRIGHT STAIN

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basophilia (methylene blue)
azuphilia
acidophilia (eosin)
neutrophilia

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