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