histopathological stains

H&E/Haematoxylin and Eosin

General stain for histolopathology

Gram Stain

Bacteria

PAS/Periodic Acid Schiff

Glycogen, fungi, basement membrane

Sudan

fat, lipid, phospholipid

Wright's

blood, bone marrow

Romanowsky's

blood, bone marrow

Papanicolau's

lipid, vaginal smear

Acid fast stain

mycobacteria, acid fast bacteria

Masson Trichome stain

connective tissue, mast cell

Congo red

amyloid

Safranin O

mucin, cartilage, mast cell

Oil red O (froze section)

lipid

Toluidine blue

mast cell granule

PTAH/Phosphotungstinic acid haematoxylin

fibrin, cross striation of skeletal muscle

GMS/Gomori methanamine

fungi

von Kossa

Calcium and Calcium salts

LFB/Luxol Fast blue

myelin/myelin bodies

Giemsa

bone marrow

Fontana masson

melanin and argentaffin cells

Reticulum silver

reticulum fibers

VVG/Verhoeff von Gieson

elastic fibers

Tortrazine

cytoplasm, cartilage, mast cell

Prussian blue

ferric iron and ferritin

Osmium tetroxide

lipid

Orcien

elastic fibers

Nissl

DNA and RNA

Golgi

neuron

Crystal violet

neuron, glial cells

Cajal

nervous tissue

Aldehyde fuscin

beta cells of pancreatic islets