Technology Flashcards
1
Q
many histological stains are adapted from
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textile dyes
2
Q
dyes consist of
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salts that dissociate in aqueous solutions to form two ions; one coloured and one acid or base
3
Q
basophilic ions
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attract basic ions
4
Q
things basophilic ions attracted to
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nucleic acids; ribosomes
5
Q
acidophilic ions
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attract acidic ions
6
Q
acidophilic ions attracted to
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cytoplasmic proteins; cytoplasm
7
Q
most common dyes in histology
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hematoxylin; eosin; H and E; Nissl; trichome;
8
Q
hematoxylin oxidation produces
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basic blue dye
9
Q
Eosin is
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Acidic dye; pink to red;
10
Q
Eosin dyes
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cytoplasm/extracell proteins
11
Q
hematoxylin stains
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Nuclei, RER
12
Q
best general purpose histo stain
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H&E
13
Q
Nissl stain
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basic dye
14
Q
Nissl stains what parts
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Nuclei, ribosomes,
15
Q
Nissl best for
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Neurons; Ribosomes
