Histology – Sample Images
Basic Histological Stains
DAB and Fluorescent IHC |
CME stain (mouse artery) Elastic Fibers—black, Collagen, mucin—green Muscle—red/brown |
Masson Trichrome stain (Mouse heart valves) Nuclei—black Cytoplasm, muscle fibers—red Collagen, mucin—blue |
Periodic Acid-Schiff stain (PAS) Glycogen—bright rose/red Nuclei—blue
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Prussian Blue stain for iron Nuclei, hemofuschin—bright red Hemosiderin(iron)—blue Background—pink |
Sudan IV stain– lipids Fat—red Nuclei—blue |
Von Kossa stain- Calcium deposits
Calcium—black Nuclei, muscle—red |
BrdU staining |
Biocytin IHC with DAB visualization- neuron |
Lysozyme IHC with DAB visualization |
Fluorescent double-label with GFP and Biocytin-SATR (neuron)
Green- GFP Red- Biocytin-SATR Yellow- Co-expression |