Description
Stain results:
| Collagen: | Red | |
| Smooth and striated muscle: | Yellowish to Brownish | |
| Cornified epithelium: | Yellow | |
| Hyalin: | Yellow | |
| Nuclei: | Blue to Black |
References:
Clark, G., (ed) Staining Procedures, 3rd Ed., Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, c. 1973, p. 50
Luna, L. (ed) AFIP Manual o f Histological Staining Methods, 3rd ED., New York: McGraw Hill Publications, c 1968, p. 76
Van Gieson, I., New York Med. J., 50:57-60, 1889.
Mallory, F.B., Pathological Technique, Hafner Publishing., New York, c. 1961, p. 152
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