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Staining

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Artifact pigment   show
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Exogenous pigment   show
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Carbon pigment   show
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show Birefringent, magnesium silicate, in body fibers coated w/ iron-containing protein, known as asbestos bodies, lose birefringence demo w/ Prussian blue  
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Endogenous hematogenous pigments   show
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show Conjugated protein, anionic, stains w/ acid dyes (eosin), hemoglobin breaks into globin protein & heme, heme splits into iron & biliverdin  
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show Yellow to brown pigment, stored iron (Fe2+), usu. in marrow, pathologic elsewhere (liver), differentiate from other yellow-brown pigments w/ Prussian blue rxn  
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show Disease caused by excessive absorption of dietary iron, excessive hemosiderin deposits in liver, pancreas, damaging to tissue  
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Biliverdin   show
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show Similar to bilirubin, ox. to bilirubin, formed as result of hemorrhage & red'd O2 tension  
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Endogenous nonhematogenous pigments   show
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show Formed by ox. tyrosine, histochem. demo melanocytes, bleach w/ H2O2, potassium permanganate & oxalic acid, dissolved by strong alkali, insol. weak acid, base, organic solvents, argentaffin, positive Schmorl  
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show "Wear & tear" pigment, yellow-brown, in more permanent cells (heart, liver, neurons)  
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show Brownish-yellow, hepatocytes & macrophages of rats w/ cirrhosis, rarely seen in humans  
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What stains for lipofuscin & ceroid pigments?   show
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show Urate crytals (gouty tophi), chronic gout may deposit in soft tissue too, sol. in water, alcoholic fix., birefringent w/ polarizing, demo w/ argentaffin rxn  
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Minerals   show
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Cytoplasmic granules   show
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show Have high uptake of amine-precursors & ability to decarboxylate  
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Best fixative for chromaffin granules?   show
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show Alcoholic fixatives  
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Paneth cell granules are destroyed by?   show
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Prussian blue stain purpose   show
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show Fixative: alcohol or 10% NBF, QC: section w/ Fe3+, don't want excess iron, chemically clean glassware, iron-free reagents  
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show potassium ferrocyanide 2% (bind Fe3+) HCl 2% (acidify) nuclear-fast red  
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Prussian blue stain results   show
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show aluminum sulfate nuclear-fast red thymol (preservative) dH2O  
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Fixation for iron demo:   show
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show Detect ferrous (Fe2+) iron, ferrous iron v. toxic, not normally stored, easily absorbed by intestine but converted to ferric, used w/ Schmorl technique  
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show Fixative: alcohol or 10% NBF QC: section w/ Fe2+  
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Turnball blue stain solutions   show
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Turnball blue stain results   show
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Potassium ferricyanide staining solution   show
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Schmorl technique purpose   show
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Schmorl technique facts   show
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Schmorl technique solutions   show
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show reducing/argentaffin substances - blue-green goblet cells, mucin - rose background - yellow-green (less better)  
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show carmine alum lake aluminum hydroxide anhy. aluminum chloride 50% ethanol 25% ethanol  
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Fontana-Masson & microwave Fontana-Masson stains purpose   show
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show Fixative: 10% NBF, avoid alcohol QC: skin for melanin, small intestine or appendix for argentaffin granules, Melanoma, tumor w/ argentaffin granules, chemically clean glassware, nonmetallic instruments  
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show Fontana silver nitrate w/ NH4OH gold chloride sodium thiosulfate nuclear-fast red  
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show melanin, argentaffin granules - black nuclei - pink overstaining gives gray background & loss of contrast  
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Microwave Fontana-Masson stain solutions   show
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show argentaffin cell granules, chromaffin granules, melanin, other argentaffin substances - black nuclei - pink  
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show Demo argyrophil granules in neurosecretory tumors, also stains argentaffin substances  
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show QC: argyrophil-positive carcinoid tumor preferred, can use small intestine, chemically clean glassware, nonmetallic forceps  
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show working silver solution reducing solution nuclear-fast red  
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Grimelius stain results   show
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Grimelius working silver solution   show
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show hydroquinone sodium sulfite dH2O  
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show Stain w/ both Grimelius (argyophil) & Fontana-Masson (argentaffin) & compare  
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Churukian-Schenk & microwave Churukian-Schenk methods purpose   show
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show QC: argyrophil-positive carcinoid tumor preferred, can use small intestine, chemically clean glassware, nonmetallic forceps  
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show acidified water pH 4.0 to 4.2 silver nitrate 0.5% reducing solution nuclear-fast red  
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Churukian-Schenk method results   show
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show citric acid-glycine soln. silver nitrate 0.5% reducing solution nuclear-fast red  
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show argyrophil & argentaffin cells - black nuclei - orange to red background - light yellow-orange  
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Gomori methenamine-silver method purpose   show
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show Fixative: abs. alcohol QC: section w/ urates  
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show working methenamine-silver nitrate sodium thiosulfate light green w/ acetic acid  
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show urates - black background - green  
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Bile stain purpose   show
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Bile stain solutions   show
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show bile, bilirubin - emerald green to olive drab background - yellow  
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Fouchet reagent solution   show
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show acid fuchsin picric acid  
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show ID calcium in tissue, detects anions bound to calcium, not the calcium itself  
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show Fixative: alcohol preferred, 10% NBF ok  
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von Kossa stain solutions   show
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von Kossa stain results   show
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Alizarin Red S stain purpose   show
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show Fixative: alcoholic formalin or 10% NBF  
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show Alizarin red S (chelate w/ calcium) dH2O NH4OH to pH 4.1 to 4.3 - critical  
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show calcium deposits - orange-red  
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Rhodanine & microwave Rhodanine methods purpose   show
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Rhodanine & microwave Rhondanine methods facts   show
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show working rhodanine soln. Mayer hematoxylin w/ dH2O borax (blue Mayer)  
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show copper - bright red to red yellow nuclei - light blue If copper conc. low, stain may fade after coverslipping  
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Microwave Rhodanine method solutions   show
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show copper - bright red or rust-red intracytoplasmic granules nuclei - blue  
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Working Rhodanine solution   show
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show A substance that has enough color to be visible w/o any further staining  
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show Melanomas, Addison's disease  
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show Prussian - ferrocyanide for ferric ions Turnball - ferricyanide for ferrous ions  
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Fontana Masson w/ melanin bleach   show
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show Gomori methenamine-silver, Grocott methenamine-silver, Fontana Masson, von Kossa  
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Argyrophil stains   show
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show Is a reducing substance, may give positive rxn to Schmorl & Fontana-Masson  
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show Detection of neutrophils  
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show A characteristic Maltese cross configuration when polarized, may be introduced from talcum powder of gloves  
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Ferrous ions   show
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Ferric ions   show
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