Lillie (1965); Mallory (1938); Weigert (1898)
For stain elastic fibers in blood vessel walls, nuclei and collagen.
Stain results:
Elastic Tissues: |
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Dark Blue |
Nuclei (red if Orth's Carmine used): |
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Dark Blue |
Collagen: |
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Red-Pink |
Miscellaneous Tissue Elements: |
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Yellow (with Van Gieson's stain) |
References:
Mallory, FB: Pathological Technique; New York: Hafner Publishing Co., c. 1961, p. 168
Clark G: Staining Procedures, Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 3rd ed. c. 1973, p.60
Luna, I. G.: AFIP Histologic Staining Methods: New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 3rd ed., c. 1968, p. 80