Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
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AFB
Acid Fast for visualizing:
· Mycobacterium species
· Cryptosporidiosis Detection
· Detects oocytes in cryptosporidiosis.
Staining Results:
· Mycobacterium stain red,
· nuclei and other tissue elements stain blue.
· Cryptosporidiosis, cysts appear as reddish masses.
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Massions Trichrome
Masson's Trichrome stain
· Differentiate &visualize various types of connective tissues
Staining Results:
· Collagen stains Blue
· Nuclei stains Black
· Muscle, cytoplasm & keratin stains Red
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ALCIAN BLUE
Alcian Blue for visualizing
· Acid mucosubstances, Acidic mucins (lower PH).
· Familiar to identify: Mesothelioma, atherosclerosis and
adenocarcinomas.
Staining Results:
· Nuclei Stains pink – red,
· Cytoplasm stains pink
· Sulfated Acidic Mucosubstances stains Blue.
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PAS ALCIAN BLUE STAIN
Pas Alcian Blue Stain
• Used for colon tissues that leads to Colorectal Carcinoma
• Distinguishes neutral mucins from acidic mucins .
Staining Results:
• Acidic mucins stains Blue
• Neutral mucins stains Magenta .
• Nuclei stains Deep blue.
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Modified high Ph Congo red
Modified pH Congo red (Thioflavin T (CR-TT) stain) for visualizing
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Amyloid Deposits: Atypical proteinaceous deposits in organs like liver, kidneys, spleen, etc.
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Staining Results:
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Amyloid, Elastic Tissue, Eosinophil Granules: Red;
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·Nuclei: Blue.
![Green Backdrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fb9b9deb97324c039c79282e57bab332~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_787,y_0,w_3150,h_3150/fill/w_121,h_121,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Green%20Backdrop.jpg)
Alcian Blue Hematoxylin/ Orange G Stain
Alcian Blue Hematoxylin/ Orange G Stain
• Discriminates the Mature bone, Immature bone & cartilages in Osteoarthritis (OA)
Staining Results:
• Activated osteocytes stains Bright blue
• Cartilage stains blue/Purple
• Bone stains orange-red.
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Alizarin Red
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calcium deposits in a tissue
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Characterizes the enlargement of bone Osteoporosis.
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Calcium deposits stains Orange – Red.
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Gram Stain
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Visualize bacterial infection in throat, lungs, genitals, or in skin wounds.
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As gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria have different susceptibilities to different antibiotics.
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Bielschowskys Silver Stain
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It imparts both the amyloid and neurotic components.
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Detection of Alzheimer's diseases
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Gomori’s Blue Trichome
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Used in musculoskeletal &skin disorders that affects connective tissue (scleroderma).
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Increase in collagen fibers in the connective tissue or to differentiate collagen and smooth muscle fibers.
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Giemsa Stain:
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Detect parasites such as malaria and Treponema palladium in blood smears, and gastrointestinal biopsies.
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The Giemsa stain was unique due its staining of chromatin, nuclear membranes, and cytoplasmic elements.
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Gomoris Green Trichome
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Detects the increase in collagen fibres in tissues and identifies muscle fibres, nuclei.
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Used in the diagnosis of various Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Muscle fibers stains Red, Collagen fibers stains Green, nuclei stainsBlue.
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Grocott’s Methenamine Silver
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The identification of fungi on cytosmears and tissue sections.
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It imparts black to fungal specimens and background pale green (counter stain).
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Malachite Green Stain
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Detects Cryptosporidium oocytes in fecal and environmental samples.
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It imparts Cryptosporidia as bright red and background blue green.
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Oil Red O Stain
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To visualize neutral lipids, in adipocytes or fat cells.
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Pas (Periodic And Schiff) Stain
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Detect glycogen deposits in liver
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Glycogen, Mucin and Some Basement membranes imparts Red/Purple& counterstains appears green / blue.
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Pas Diastase Stain:
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PAS stain in combination with diastase, which is an enzyme that digests the glycogen.
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It promotes digestion in cases of chronic illness, stomach fullness, flatulence, and indigestion.
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Glycogen is digested not stained other cells imparts magneta
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Prussian Blue Stain
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Used in the detection of ferric iron in tissues,
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Iron (ferric form) imparts Bright Blue, nuclei imparts red, and cytoplasm imparts pink...
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Verhoeff’s Elastic Stain
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Detects abnormal patterns of elastic fibers as found in blood vessel walls, elastic cartilage, lungs, skin, bladder, and some ligaments.
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Elastic fibres imparts Blue-Black over yellow background.
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Von Kossa Stain
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Detects adequate calcium deposits in different tissues (joints, blood vessels and kidneys are most often affected).
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Tissues are impregnated with silver to reduce calcium.
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Calcium imparts black, nuclei and cytoplasm appears red, pink.
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Mucicarmine Stain
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Detection of mucins of epithelial origin,including tumors, cysts, and infections.
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Useful in detecting adenocarcinomas originating from the gastrointestinal tract.
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Mucins appears as Magenta whereas Nucleiappears as blue.