Slide Stains Flashcards
1
Q
hematoxylin stains
A
stains basophilic structures: nucleus, heterochromatin, nucleolus, rough ER
2
Q
hematoxylin color
A
blue
3
Q
eosin stains
A
acidophilic structures: cytoplasm, mitochondria, smooth ER, filaments; lightly stains golgi and lysosomes
4
Q
eosin color
A
pink
5
Q
feulgen stains
A
DNA
6
Q
feulgen color
A
magenta
7
Q
PAS stains
A
carbohydrate-enriched structures: mucus, GAGs, glycoproteins, glycogen
8
Q
PAS color
A
deep red
9
Q
toludine blue stains
A
heparin in mast cells
10
Q
toludine blue color
A
blue (but magenta for heparin)
11
Q
Sudan IV stains
A
adipocytes (fat cells)
12
Q
Sudan IV color
A
Red
13
Q
Osmium tetroxide stains
A
Myelin of axons
14
Q
osmium tetroxide color
A
brown
15
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resorchin-fuchsin stains
A
elastic fibers
