Fat Stains in Supersaturated Alcohol
For fat and lipid stain.
Stain results:
| Fat: |
|
Deep orange-red with Oil Red O (lighter with
Sudan IV) Orange-yellow with Sudan II |
| Nuclei: |
|
Blue |
| Erythrocytes: |
|
Sometimes Green |
| Cytoplasm: |
|
Lighter Green |
References:
- Lillie, R.D.,Histopathologic Technical and Practical Histochemistry, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1965
- Clark, G., (ed) Staining Procedures, 3rd edition, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 149, c. 1973