Thomas' Method for Malarial Parasite
EMS Catalog #: 26155-Series
Fixation:
Any well fixed tissue.
Section:
Paraffin at 6 microns
Staining:
- De-paraffinized and hydrate to distilled water.
- Stain for two minutes in Phloxine B Solution, 0.5% (#26155-01). Rinse well in distilled water.
- Stain for 1 minutes in Methylene Blue-Azure B Solution (#26155-02)
- Differentiate in Acetic Acid, 0.2% (#26155-03)
- Complete the differentiation in three changes of 95% alcohol.
- Dehydrate in absolute alcohol and clear in xylene, two changes each.
- Mount with Permount (#17986-01)
Stain Results:
Nuclei |
Blue |
Plasma Cell Cytoplasm |
Blue |
Malarial Parasites |
Blue |
Erythrocytes |
Pink |
Other Tissue Elements |
Shades of rose to red |
References:
Thomas, J.T. Stain Techn., 28:311-312, 1953
Luna, L.G. (ed.) Manual of Histologic Staining Methods of the AFIP, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, NY., p. 129, c. 1968
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Thomas' Method for Malarial Parasite