Stains Flashcards
1
Q
What stains reticular fibers?
A
silver
2
Q
what stains elastic fibers?
A
orcein fuschin
3
Q
Why do proximal dendrites of large neurons (such as motor neurons) stain with hemotoxylin?
A
They contain lots of free ribosomes and RER. Hemotoxylin makes salt bridges with the negatively charged areas.