48,830
edits
Difference between revisions of "Stains"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Where to start...: principles
(→Immunohistochemistry: update) |
(→Where to start...: principles) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Where to start...== | ==Where to start...== | ||
===Common stains=== | |||
# H&E stain. | # H&E stain. | ||
# PAS stain. | # PAS stain. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 10: | ||
# GMS stain. | # GMS stain. | ||
# Gram stain. | # Gram stain. | ||
===Principles=== | |||
When considering additional (i.e. special) stains one should (in order) do the following:<ref>LAE. 13 July 2010.</ref> | |||
# Make sure one has exhausted the clinical history; history is considered the best special stain. | |||
# Special stains (below). | |||
# [[Immunohistochemistry]]. | |||
# Molecular testing, electron microscopy. | |||
==Immunohistochemistry== | ==Immunohistochemistry== | ||