Patho Lab - Stains Flashcards
H & E / Haematoxylin and Eosin
General stain in histopathology
Triple Mallory Stain
Connective tissue
Gram Stain
Bacteria
PAS / Periodic Acid-Schiff
Glycogen, Fungi, Basement membrane of tissue
Sudan
Fat, Lipid, Phospholipid
Wright’s Stain
Blood, Bone marrow
Romanowsky’s Stain
Blood, Bone marrow smear
Papanicolau’s Stain
Lipid, Vaginal smear
Acid-Fast Stain
Mycobacteria, Acid-fast bacteria
Masson’s Trichrome
Connective tissue, Mast cell
Congo Red
Amyloid
Safranin O
Mucin, Cartilage, Mast cell
Oil-Red-O (Frozen Section)
Lipid
Toluidine Blue
Mast cell granules
PTAH / Phosphotungstic Acid Haematoxylin
Fibrin, Cross-striation of skeletal muscle
GMS / Gomori Methenamine Silver
Fungi
Von Kossa
Calcium and Calcium salts
LFB / Luxol Fast Blue
Myelin, Myelin bodies
Giemsa
Bone marrow
Fontana-Masson
Melanin, Argentaffin cells
Reticulum Silver Stain
Reticulum fibers
VVG / Verhoeff Van Gieson
Elastic fibers
Tartrazine
Cytoplasm, Cartilage, Mast cell
Prussian Blue
Ferric iron, Ferritin
Osmium Tetroxide
Lipid
Orcein
Elastic fibers
Nissl Stain
DNA, RNA
Golgi Stain
Neuron
Crystal Violet
Neuron, Glial cells
Cajal Stain
Nervous tissue
Aldehyde Fuchsin
Beta cells of pancreatic islets