Prussian Blue Method for Hemosiderin

Lillie (1965); Highman (1962); Perls (1867)

Stain Results:

Hemosiderin:   Blue or Green
Nuclei:   Red
Background:   Pink

References:

  • Perls, M., Virchow’s Arch. F. Path. Anat., 39:42-48, 1867
  • Highman, B., Arch. Path., 33:937-938, 1942
  • Lillie, R.D., Histopathologic Technic & Practical Histochemistry, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, N.Y., 1965
  • Clark, G., (ed.), Staining Procedures, 3rd Ed., Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 157, c. 1973.
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