HTL stains

PAS

neutral mucosubstances

Alcian Blue 2.5

acid mucopolysaccharides

Alcian Blue 1.0

sulfated mucosubstances

Colloidal Iron

carboxylated and sulfated mucosubstances

PAS with diastase

glycogen

Mayer Mucicarmine

epithelial mucin

Congo Red

amyloid

Crystal violet

rapid amyloid

Masson Trichrome

muscle vs collagen

Gomori Trichrome

collagen vs smooth muscle

Verhoff- Van Gieson

elastic

Movat pentachrome

muscle vs elastic vs muscle vs collagen vs fibrin

Gordon and Sweets

reticular fibers

Mallory PTAH

muscle cross striations

PAMS/Jones

basement membrane

Oil Red O

fat

Toluidine blue

mast cells

Bielschowsky

nerve fibers, senile plaque

Luxol Fast Blue

myelin sheath

Luxol fast blue - cresyl echt violet

myelin sheath, nissl substance

Kinyoun

acid fast mycobacteria

Ziehl-Neelson

acid fast

Fite

leprosy

Brown- Hopps

gram positive vs negative

Giemsa

rickettsia, T gondii, bacteria

Grocott Methenamine Silver

fungi

Warthin- Starry

spirochetes

Steiner and Steiner

H Pylori and legionelles

Romanowsky

H Pylori

Prussian Blue

ferric iron

Fontana- Masson

melanin and argentaffin granules

Von Kossa

calcium

Rhodanine

copper

Gomori Methenamine Silver

urates

ATPase

Type I vs Type IIA vs Type IIB muscle

Cytochrome oxidase

Cytochrome oxidase activity

Succinic dehydrogenase

source of NADH diaphorase in mitochondria

NADH

Abnormalities in mitochondria, Z-band

Esterase

Type II vs neurogenic atrophy

Acid Phosphatase

Inflammatory cells