Staining Flashcards
(52 cards)
Permits discrimination between dead and living cells
Acridine orange
Color produce for DNA and RNA in using Acridine orange
DNA=GREEN FLUORESCENT
RNA=RED FLUORESCENT
For calcium salts and phosphatase activity
Acridine Red 3B
Stain acid mucopolysaccharide, More specifically connective tissue and epithelial mucin
Alcian Blue
Cytoplasmic stain used for counterstaining epithelial sections
Aniline Blue
A plasma stain utilized also for deep staining acid-fast organisms and mitochondria
Basic Fuschin
Differentiate smooth muscle with the use of picric acid
Basic Fuschin
Types of Basic fuschin
SMAC C
SchiffMalory’s Schiff’s
Malory’s Fuschin
Aldehyde Fuschin
Coleman’s Fuelgen
Carbol Fuschin
Used for staining Hemoglobin
Benzidine
Use for staining diphtheria
Bismarck Brown
Used as a contrast stain for Gram’s, Acid-fast technique, and papanicolaou method
Bismarck Brown
Used as a chromatic stain for fresh materials in smear preparation
Carmine
Combined with aluminum chloride for staining glycogen
Best Carmine
Recommended for routine staining fixed sections
Celestine Blue
Best known as a Indicator; may be utilized as a stain for axis cylindrical for embryos
Congo Red
Used for staining elastic tissues, amyloid, and myelin
Congo Red
Nuclear or chromatic stain used to stain amyloid in fresh sections and platelets
Crystal Violet
A mixture of crystal violet, methyl blue, and dextrin
Gentian Violet
Used in staining blood to differentiate leukocytes
Giemsa
Used for metallic impregnation
Gold Sublimate
Made up of gold chloride and mercuric chloride
Gold sublimate
Oldest of all stains
Iodine
Used for demonstrating mitochondria (Intravital staining)
Janus Green B
Used in frozen section for rapid diagnosis
Loeffler’s polychrome Methylene Blue