STAINS IN HP - PART 1 Flashcards
Highman’s Congo Red Method for Amyloid: Amyloid
Deep Pink to Red
Highman’s Congo Red Method for Amyloid: Nuclei
Blue
Alkaline Congo Red Technique: Amyloid, Elastic Fibers, Eosinophil Granules
Red
Krajian’s Amyloid Stain (mod. Bennhold method): Amyloid
Red on a clear background
Krajian’s Amyloid Stain (mod. Bennhold method): Nuclei
Blue
Methyl Violet - Crystal Violet Method: Amyloid
Purplish Red
Methyl Violet - Crystal Violet Method: Nuclei, Cytoplasm, CT
shade of violet
Mod. Gomori’s Trichome Stain: Muscle Fiber
Red
Mod. Gomori’s Trichome Stain: Collagen
Green
Mod. Gomori’s Trichome Stain: Nuclei
Blue to Black
Mallory’s PTAH: Muscle, Neuroglia
Blue
Mallory’s PTAH: Myelin
Blue to Blue-Gray
Mallory’s PTAH: Collagen
Reddish
Mallory’s PTAH: Coarse Elastic Fibers
Bluish
Mallory’s PTAH: Fibrin
Blue
Mallory’s PTAH: Nuclei
Deep Blue
Heidenhain’s Iron Hematoxylin: Muscle Striations, Mitochondria, Myelin and Chromatin
Grey to Black
Lissamin fast red - tartrazine method for muscles and bones: Muscles, Rbcs
Red
Lissamin fast red - tartrazine method for muscles and bones: Collagen
Yellow
Lissamin fast red - tartrazine method for muscles and bones: Nuclei
Black
Schmorl’s picro-thionin method: Lacunae, Canaliculi
Dark brown-black
Schmorl’s picro-thionin method: Bone Matrix
yellow or brownish yellow
Schmorl’s picro-thionin method: cells
Red
Rapid toluidine - eosin stain for glycol-methacrylate sections: Eosinophhilic granules
Red
Rapid toluidine - eosin stain for glycol-methacrylate sections: Basophilic and Mast Cell Granules
Blue
Rapid toluidine - eosin stain for glycol-methacrylate sections: Nuclei
Blue
Rapid toluidine - eosin stain for glycol-methacrylate sections: Cytoplasm
Blue/Pink
Wright-Giemsa or Jenner-Giemsa Stain: Nuclei
purple/blue
Wright-Giemsa or Jenner-Giemsa Stain: cytoplasm
pink/blue
Wright-Giemsa or Jenner-Giemsa Stain: Eosinophils
Pink/Red
Peroxidase reaction for myeloid cells: M. cells (except basophils)
Green to Dark Blue Granules
Cytoplasmic Stains: Eosin Y, Eosin B, Phloxine B
Red
Cytoplasmic Stains: Picric Acid, Orange G, Rose Bengal
Yellow
Cytoplasmic Stains: Light Green SF, Lissamine Green
Green
Nuclear Stains: Neutral Red, Safranin O, Carmine, Hematoxylin
Red
Nuclear Stains: Methelyne Blue, Toluidine Blue, Celestine Blue
Blue
Periodic Acid Schiff: Pass Positive Subs
Red or Magenta Red
Periodic Acid Schiff: Nuclei
Blue
PAS with diastase for Glycogen: Glycogen
Red
PAS with diastase for Glycogen: Nuclei
Blue-Black
Best Carmine: Glycogen
Bright Red Granules
Best Carmine: Nuclei
Blue or Grayish Blue
Best Carmine: Mucin, Fibrin
Weak Red
Langhan’s Iodine Method for Glycogen (Caleton’s Mod): Glycogen
Mahogany Brown
Langhan’s Iodine Method for Glycogen (Caleton’s Mod): Tissue Constituents
Yellow
Fresh Frozen azure A metachromatic staining for glycosaminoglycans: glycosaminoglycans
Red-Purple
Fresh Frozen azure A metachromatic staining for glycosaminoglycans: Tissue bg
Blue
Alcian Blue Technique: Acid mucins
Blue
Alcian Blue Technique: Nuclei
Red
Metachromatic Toluidine Blue Staining: Glycosaminoglycans
Red-Purple
Metachromatic Toluidine Blue Staining: Tissue Bg
Blue
Combined Aldehyde Fuchsin-Alcian Blue: Sulfated Mucin
Blue
Combined Aldehyde Fuchsin-Alcian Blue: Carboxylated Mucins
Blue
Mucicarmine Stain: Mucins
Red
Mucicarmine Stain: Nuclei
Blue
Hale’s Dialyzed (colloidal) Iron Technique: Acid Mucin
Dark Blue
Hale’s Dialyzed (colloidal) Iron Technique: Nuclei
Red
Fluorescent Acridine Orange Technique: Acid mucopolysaccharides
Black
Fluorescent Acridine Orange Technique: Fungi
Greenish Red Fluorescence
Fluorescent Acridine Orange Technique: Bg
Reddish Orange Flourescence
Sudan IV (Scharfach R) for Lipids: Lipids (triglycerides)
Red
Sudan IV (Scharfach R) for Lipids: Nuclei
Blue/Black
Oil red O method in dextrin: Fat
Brilliant Red
Oil red O method in dextrin: Nuclei
Blue
Osmic acid stain for fats: Nuclei
Yellow Orange
Osmic acid stain for fats: Fats
Black
Nile Blue Sulfate for Fats: Neutral Fat
Pinkish Red
Nile Blue Sulfate for Fats: Cholesterin esters and cholesterin fatty acids
Light Red
Nile Blue Sulfate for Fats: cerebrosides
light blue
Nile Blue Sulfate for Fats: fatty acids and soap
deep blue to violet
Toluidine blue - acetone method for sulfatide
Sulfatide deposits stain metachromatic red brown or yellow
Borhydride-Periodic-Schiff (BHPS) method for glycosides: Gangliosides
Red
Borhydride-Periodic-Schiff (BHPS) method for glycosides: Nuclei
Blue
Alkaline fast - green method for basic proteins: Histones and protamines (nuclei founded)
Green
Peracicitc Acid - alcian blue for cystine and cysteine
Blue Green
Sakaguchi’s Test for Arginine
Orange-Red
Gomori calcium method for ALP: ALP activity
brownish-black
Gomori calcium method for ALP: Nuclei
Green
Gomori lead method for ACP: ACP activity
Black
Gomori lead method for ACP: Nuclei
Green
Lead method for 5-nucleotidase (Wachstein and Meisel: 5’ nucleotidase
Blackish-Brown Deposits
a-naphtyl acetate method for nonspecific esterase: estrease activity
blue
a-naphtyl acetate method for nonspecific esterase: nuclei
Green
Indoxyl acetate method for nonspecific esterase (Holt and Withers): Esterase Activity
Blue
Indoxyl acetate method for nonspecific esterase (Holt and Withers): Nuclei
Red
Tetrazolium method for monoamine oxidase (glenner et al) - monoamine oxidase activity
Bluish Black
Feulgen Technique for Nuclear DNA: DNa
red-purple
Feulgen Technique for Nuclear DNA: Cytoplasm
Green
Methyl Green - pyronin method for RNA and DNA: DNA (chromatin)
Green to Blue Green
Methyl Green - pyronin method for RNA and DNA: RNA (nucleoli)
Rose-Red
Acridine Orange Fluorescent Staining for RNA and DNA: DNA
yellow-green fluorescence
Acridine Orange Fluorescent Staining for RNA and DNA: RNA
brick to orange red
Gomori’s silver impregnation stain for reticulin: Reticulin Fibers
black
Van Gieson’s Stain for Collagen: Collagen
Pink or Deep Red
Van Gieson’s Stain for Collagen: Muscle, Cytoplasm, RBC and Fibrin
Yellow
Van Gieson’s Stain for Collagen: Nuclei
Brownish Black to Black
Masson’s Trichrome Stain: Muscle, RBC, Keratin
Red
Masson’s Trichrome Stain: Nuclei
Blue-Black
Masson’s Trichrome Stain: Collagen, Mucus
Blue
Weigert’s Elastic Tissue Stain: Elastic Fibers
Dark Blue or Blue-Black on Clear BG