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*An alternate stain for amyloid is ''Thioflavin T''. | *An alternate stain for amyloid is ''Thioflavin T''. | ||
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*Thick sections (~10 micrometers) are considered a requirement for the stain to work properly.<ref>URL: [www.ihcworld.com/_protocols/special_stains/congo_red_bennhold.htm www.ihcworld.com/_protocols/special_stains/congo_red_bennhold.htm]. Accessed on: 26 January 2012.</ref> | |||
===Interpretation=== | ===Interpretation=== | ||
*Amyloid = pink/red. | *Amyloid = pink/red. | ||
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Ref.:<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/CONGORED.PDF http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/CONGORED.PDF]. Accessed on: 4 December 2010.</ref> | Ref.:<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/CONGORED.PDF http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/CONGORED.PDF]. Accessed on: 4 December 2010.</ref> | ||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerebral_amyloid_angiopathy_-_very_high_mag.jpg Congo red stain - cerebral amyloid angiopathy (WC)]. | Image: | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerebral_amyloid_angiopathy_-_very_high_mag.jpg Congo red stain - cerebral amyloid angiopathy (WC)]. | |||
==Thioflavin T stain== | ==Thioflavin T stain== | ||