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Other Stains Used Flashcards

1
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mixture of picric acid and acid fucshin for the demonstration of connective tissues, mucin and elastic fibers

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Van Gieson’s

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a basic acridine fluorochrome which permits the discrimination between dead and living cells

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Acridine Orange

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3
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Acridine orange gives ____ fluorescence for DNA

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Green

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4
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Acridine orange gives ____ fluorescence for RNA

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Red

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5
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for calcium salts and phosphatase activity

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Acridine Red 3B

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6
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stain acid mucopolysaccharides specifically connective tissue and epithelial mucin

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Alcian Blue

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7
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A cytoplasmic stain used for counterstaining of epithelial sections

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Aniline blue

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8
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A plasma stain utilized also for deep staining of acid fast organisms

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Basic Fuchsin

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9
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For staining hemoglobin

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Benzidine

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10
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For staining diphtheria

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Bismarck brown

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11
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Used as a contrast stain for Gram’s technique, acid fast and Papanicolaou method

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Bismarck brown

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12
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used as a chromatin stain for fresh material in smear prep

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Carmine

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13
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Comibined with aluminum chloride to stain glycogen

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Best carmine

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14
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A mordanted dye acting as a basic dye and staining acid substances

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Mayer’s Carmalum solution

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15
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Recommended for routine taining of fixed sections

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Celestine blue

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16
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Best known as indicator; may be utilized as a stain for axis cylinders in embryos

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Congo Red

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17
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used for staining elastic tissues, amyloid and myelin (Krajian’s method)

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Congo Red

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18
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A nuclear chromatin stain used for staining amyloid in frozen sections and platelets

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Crystal Violet

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19
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Mixture of crystal violet, methyl violet and Dextrin

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Gentian Violet

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20
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Used for staining blood to differentiate leukocytes

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Giemsa

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21
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Used for metallic impregnation

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Gold sublimate

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22
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Gold sublimate is made up of

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Gold chloride and Mercuric chloride

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23
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The oldest of all stain

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Iodine

24
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Stains amyloid, cellulose, starch, carotenes and glycogen

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Iodine

25
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An Intravital stain used for demonstrating mitochondria

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Janus Green B

26
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Used as a contrast for staining Ascaris eggs and erythrocytes

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Malachite Green

27
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Used as bacterial spore stain

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Malachite Green

28
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Stains chromatin green in the presence of an acid

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Methyl Green

29
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Stain for plasma cells, fresh sputum for malignant cells

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Methylene Blue

30
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Evaluation and differentiation of bacterial organisms. Diptheria diagnosis and Nervous tissue vital staining

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Methylene Blue

31
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Used in frozen sections for rapid diagnosis

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Loeffler’s Polychrome

32
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Coloring nuclei of leukocytes reddish purple in the presence of methylene blue

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Methylene Violet

33
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For observing cell granules and vacuoles of phagocytic cell

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Neutral Red

34
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Substitute for carbol fuchsin in acid fast staining

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Night Blue

35
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Excellent stain for Elastic fibers

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Orcein

36
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Demonstrates the finest and most delicate fibers in skin

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Orcein

37
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Stain used in Dermatologic studies

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Orcein

38
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Used as a fixative

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Osmium tetroxide

39
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Used to stain fats

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Osmium tetroxide

40
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Used a microanatomical contrast stain

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Prussian Blue

41
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Used with osmic acid to fix and stain blood and glandular tissues

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Rhodamine B

42
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For demonstration for circulatory system by injecting

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Prussian Blue

43
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Used in identification of Spirochetes

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Silver Nitrate

43
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Recommended for staining of Nissl granules or chromophilic bodies

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Toluidine Blue

44
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Nuclear stain for fixed tissues

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Toluidine Blue

45
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Used as a substitute for thionine in fresh tissue sections

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Toluidine Blue

46
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For demonstration of neuroglia in frozen sections

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Victoria Blue

47
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Greatest affinity for phospholipids or neutral fats

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Sudan Black B

48
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should be discarded if the brownish black color appeared

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Sudan Black B

49
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Demonstrates lipids that are resistant to paraffin embedding

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Sudan Black B

50
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Recommended for neutral fats (triglycerides)

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Sudan IV / Sharlach R

51
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First sudan dye introduced in histochemistry

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Sudan III

52
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NOT A LYSOCHROME

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Oil Red O
Osmic acid
Nile Blue sulfate

53
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A good stain for the CNS

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Sudan III

54
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METACHROMATIC DYES

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  • Basic fuchsin
  • Bismarck brown
  • Safranin
  • Methylene blue
  • Methyl Violet
  • Thionine
  • Toluidine blue
  • Azure A, B , C
  • Cresyl blue

(BBSMMTT ACo)

55
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SUPRAVITAL STAINS

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  • Janus Green B
  • Nile Blue
  • Neutral Red
  • Thionine
  • Toluidine blue
  • Trypan blue

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Histopathology (5 decks)

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