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3 classifications of carbs   Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides  
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What is the only monosaccharide found in the body?   Glycogen  
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Monosaccharides and oligosaccharides are_   Soluble in aq. solution, difficult to demo  
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4 groups of polysaccharides   Group I: neutral polysaccharides Group II: acid mucopolysaccharides Group III: glycoproteins Group IV: glycolipids  
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Group I includes_   glycogen, starch, cellulose, chitin, PAS-positive  
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Group II includes_   Hyaluronic acid, heparin, chondroitin sulfates A, B, & C, human aorta, bovine cornea, "connective tissue mucins," PAS-negative  
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Group III includes_   ovimucoid, mucin, Paneth cell granules, sialomucins, sialogycoproteins, serum glycoproteins, "epithelial mucins," maybe PAS-positive  
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Group IV includes_   Cerebrosides: fatty subs. w/ carb, phosphatides: non-carb lipids, PAS positive  
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PAS purpose   Demo polysaccharides, neutral mucosubstances, basement membranes  
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PAS facts   10% NBF or Bouin; blood smear - methanol, kidney 1-2 μm, other 4-5μm, QC: kidney; demo glycogen - liver or cervix  
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PAS solutions   Periodic acid + Schiff Reagent + potassium metabisulfite + Harris w/ acetic acid or light green  
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PAS results   Positive reaction: bright rose - nuclei: blue if hematoxylin - background: light green if counterstained  
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Schiff reagent solution   sodium metabisulfite + HCL = sulfurous acid + basic fuchsin + activated charcoal + dH2O reacts w/ aldehydes to restore color structure  
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What substances give positive PAS reaction?   Glycogen, neutral mucosubstances, some epithelial sulfomucins & sialomucins, colloid material of thyroid, pars intermedia of pituitary, basement membranes, fungal walls  
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PAS w/ diastase digestion purpose   Demo glycogen  
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PAS w/ diastase digestion facts   10% NBF, formalin alcohol, or absolute alcohol QC: 2 sections of liver or cervix w/ glycogen - label one "w/," one "w/o"  
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PAS w/ diastase digestion solutions   malt diastase solution + periodic acid + Schiff reagent + potassium metabisulfite + Harris w/ acetic acid  
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PAS w/ diastase digestion results   Glycogen on "w/o" section: bright rose red - glycogen on "w/" section: no stain  
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Malt Diastase solution   diastase of malt + phosphate buffer, pH 6  
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Phosphate buffer, pH6   NaCl + sodium phosphate + H2O  
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Mayer mucicarmine purpose   Demo "epithelial" mucin  
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Mayer mucicarmine facts   10% NBF QC: small intestine, appendix, or colon  
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Mayer mucicarmine solutions   Mucicarmine solution + Weigert hematoxylin + Metanil yellow or light green + H2O  
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Mayer mucicarmine results   epithelial mucin, capsule of cryptococcus: deep rose to red - nuclei: black - other: blue or yellow  
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Mayer mucicarmine stock solution   carmine + alum lake + aluminum hydroxide + anhy. aluminum chloride + 50% ethanol + 25% ethanol  
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Metanil yellow solution   metanil yellow + acetic acid + H2O  
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Alcian blue, pH 2.5 purpose   demo acid mucopolysaccharides  
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Alcian blue, pH 2.5 facts   10% NBF or Bouin QC: small intestine, appendix, or colon positive control  
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Alcian blue, pH 2.5 solutions   acetic acid + alcian blue + nuclear-fast red  
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Alcian blue, pH 2.5 results   acid mucopolysaccharides: dark blue - background/other: pink to red  
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Nuclear-fast red (Kernechtrot) solution   nuclear-fast red + aluminum sulfate + H2O  
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Alcian blue, pH 1.0 purpose   demo sulfated mucosubstances  
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Alcian blue, pH 1.0 facts   10% NBF or Bouin QC: small intestine, appendix, or colon positive control  
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Alcian blue, pH 1.0 solutions   HCl + alcian blue, pH 1 + Nuclear-fast red  
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Alcian blue, pH 1.0 results   sulfated mucosubstances: pale blue - background: pink to red  
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Alcian blue w/ hyaluronidase purpose   Differentiate epithelial & connective tissue mucins, hyaluronidase digests out connective mucins  
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Alcian blue w/ hyaluronidase facts   10% NBF QC: 2 sections of umbilical cord - one labeled "w," one "w/o," may use small intestine, appendix, or colon as 2nd control for epithelial mucins  
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Alcian blue w/ hyaluronidase solutions   hyaluronidase digestion soln. + acetic acid soln. + alcian blue + nuclear-fast red  
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Alcian blue w/ hyaluronidase results   w/o, acid mucopolysaccharides, sialomucins: deep blue - w/, mucosubstances w/ hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfates A & C: marked loss of staining  
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Buffer solution, pH 6.0   potassium phosphate + sodium phosphate  
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Hyaluronidase digestion solution   testicular hyaluronidase + buffer soln.  
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Alcian blue-PAS-hematoxylin purpose   Differentiate between neutral & acidic mucosubstances  
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Alcian blue-PAS-hematoxylin facts   10% NBF, Zenker, kidney 2-3 μm, other 4-5μm QC: kidney or mucin control depending on diagnostic tissue  
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Alcian blue-PAS-hematoxylin solutions   acetic acid soln. + alcian blue, pH 2.5 + periodic acid soln. + Schiff reagent + reducing rinse + Harris w/ acetic acid  
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Alcian blue-PAS-hematoxylin results   acid mucosubstances: blue - neutral polysaccharides: magenta - substances stained by PAS & alcian blue: purple  
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Reducing rinse solution   sodium metabisulfite + H2O prepare just before use  
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Müller-Mowry colloidal iron purpose   Demo carboxylated & sulfated, (acid) mucopolysaccharides & glycoproteins, less specific than alcian blue, Prussian blue reaction  
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Müller-Mowry colloidal iron facts   10% NBF, Carnoy, alcoholic formalin; avoid chromate fixatives QC: small intestine, appendix, or colon  
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Müller-Mowry colloidal iron solutions   acetic acid soln. + Müller-Mowry colloidal iron + ferrocyanide-HCl + Nuclear-fast red  
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Müller-Mowry colloidal iron results   acid mucopolysaccharides & sialomucins: deep blue - nuclei: pink-red - cytoplasm: pink  
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Müller-Mowry colloidal iron working solution   ferric chloride + acetic acid + H2O  
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Ferrocyanide-hydrochloric acid solution   potassium ferrocyanide + HCl + H2O  
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What is amyloid?   Fibrillar protein, deposits in tissue under pathologic conditions, contains some acid mucopolysaccharides  
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What is amyloidosis?   Disease where deposits replace cellular elements causing progressive loss of function & eventual death  
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Primary amyloid   Occurs in absence of disease, primarily muscle, heart, skin, tongue  
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Secondary amyloid   Associated w/ disease, esp. inflammatory disease, e.g. RA & TB, primarily kidneys, liver, spleen, adrenal glands  
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Myeloma-associated amyloid   Associated w/ diseases of immunological system, primarily muscle, heart, skin, tongue  
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Tumor-associated amyloid   Associated w/ tumors, esp. those of amine precursor uptake & decarboxylation system  
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Alkaline Congo-red method facts   Demo amyloid, alcohol or Carnoy 8-10 μm (or no birefringence) QC: sections w/ amyloid (brain, kidney) stain intensity decr. over time  
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Alkaline Congo-red method solutions   Harris w/ acetic acid + alkaline salt soln. + Congo red working soln.  
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Alkaline Congo-red method results   amyloid: deep pink to red - elastic tissue: pale pink - nuclei: blue  
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Alkaline salt solution   80% alcohol sat'd w/ NaCl + NaOH  
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Congo red working solution   Congo red + 80% alcohol sat'd w/ NaCl + NaOH  
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Stock 80% alcohol sat'd w/ NaCl   NaCl + 100% ethanol + H2O  
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Crystal violet purpose   Rapid screening of amyloid, not as specific as Congo red  
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Crystal violet facts   10% NBF or alcohol 10-12 μm QC: section w/ amyloid polychromatic  
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Crystal violet solutions   95% sat'd w/ CV + Apathy mounting medium, seal w/ nail polish  
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Crystal violet results   amyloid: purplish violet - other elements: blue  
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Modified Apathy mounting medium solution   gum arabic + cane sugar + NaCl + thymol + H2O  
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Thioflavin T Fluorescent method facts   Demo amyloid, less specific than Congo red 10% NBF 6-10 μm QC: section w/ amyloid  
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Thioflavin T Fluorescent method solutions   Mayer + thioflavine T + acetic acid soln.  
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Thioflavin T Fluorescent method results   amyloid: fluoresces yellow to yellow-green  
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How to test Schiff reagent quality?   Schiff reagent should be clear/light amber; to test quality add formaldehyde, reddish-purple - good, deep blue-purple - solution breaking down  
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Best carmine facts   Demo glycogen, less specific, alcohol, Bouin, Carnoy  
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Best carmine reagents   carmine + K2CO3 + KCl NH4OH + methanol + ethanol + hematoxylin  
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Best carmine results   glycogen: pink - nuclei: blue  
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Alcian blue is a:   Copper phthalocyanin dye  
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Prussian blue reaction:   Acidic potassium ferrocyanide, ferric iron reacts to form insoluble bright blue pigment  
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Congo red birefringence under polarized light should be:   Bright green, 8-10 µm, too thin - red, too thick - yellow  
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Turnball blue reaction:   Acidic potassium ferrocyanide, ferrous iron reacts to form insoluble bright blue pigment - ferrous ferricyanide  
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The colored product of the PAS reaction is formed by:   Restoration of the quinoid structure  
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