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UND 363 Schmorl Ferr
UND 363 Schmorl Ferric reduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| purpose for Schmorl Tech | id reducing substances (will stain melanin, argentaffin granules, and formalin pigment) |
| principle for Schmorl Tech | reducing substances reduce ferric ions to ferrous ions, ferrous ions combine with ferricanyide present in stan to form insoluble precipitate of ferrous ferricyanide (turnbull blue) |
| fix for Schmorl Tech | NBF preferred |
| tech | 4-5 chem cleaned glassware |
| qc for Schmorl Tech | section with melanin or argentaffin granules |
| reagents | ferric chloride/potassium ferricyanide "working mix" - reduce ferric ions to ferrous ions that react with ferricyanide to form ferrous ferricyanide, mucicarmine - stain's mucin, metanil yellow - counterstain |
| what should the ferric chloride potassium ferricyanide working solution be adjusted to and with | ph of 2.4 with 1N HCL |
| what will the metanil yellow and mucicarmine do to the turnbull blue color | cause it to turn green |
| results for Schmorl Tech | reducing substances - bluegreen, goblet cells/mucin - rose, background - yellow green |
| what has the schmorl tech been replace by | IHC |
| what can be used instead as a counterstain | nuclear fast red |
| if solutions are not fresh what will occur | increased undesirable background staining |
| what does this tech work we with | GI tract - for the demonstration of mucin |