Methenamine 3% Aqueous

For the staining of argentaffin granules of enterochromaffin cells.

Stain results:

Argentaffin Cells:   Black
Coarse connective tissue of the submucosa:   Variable amount of
blackening by 3–31 ⁄2 hr. of impregnation
Granules of eosinophil leukocytes, nuclei,
smooth muscle & surface epithelium:
  show additional blackening
after incubation beyond 3–31 ⁄2 hr.
Granules of mast cells:   Remain red after nuclei &
reticulum are blackened

References:

  • Clark, G.: Staining Procedures, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 3rd Ed., c. 1973, p. 161.
  • Gomori, G., Arch. Path., 45:48, 1948.
  • Burtner, H.J. and Lillie, R.D., Stain Techn., 24:225-7, 1949.
SKU: 26481-04
Pack: 500 mL
$33.00