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Carbol-Fuchsin Solution

Carbol-Fuchsin is used to detect the presence of acid-fast organisms in tissue and smears. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nocardia stain red,background stains green with malachite green.

Congo Red Stain (Amyloid)

This stain is used to show amyloid in tissue sections by coloring it red to pink-red. Nuclei will be blue while elastic fibers appear light red. other tissue components remain unstained. Amyloid will exhibit a bright apple-green birefringence when using a polarizing microscope. Kit Components:Congo…READ MORE

Elastic Stain Kit (Verhoff's Modification)

This stain is useful in cases involving emphysema, arteriosclerosis, and various other vascular diseases. It histologically demonstrates elastic fibers in tissue sections. Elastic fibers and nuclei stain blue black toblack; collagen will be red while other tissue elements appear yellow. Kit Compone…READ MORE

Giemsa Stain

Gram Stain Kit (Film/Smear)

Gram stain is used to determine gram positive and gram negative organisms in tissue and smears. This procedure utilizes and ammonium oxalate based crystal violet solution which aids in differentiaion. Gram positive organisms stain purple and gramnegative organisms stain red. When ordering please b…READ MORE

Iron Stain Kit (Prussian Blue Reaction)

Iron stain is used to detect ferric (Fe3+) iron in tissue preparations as well as blood and bone marrow films. This formula utilizes the acid potassium ferrocyanide-ferric ion reaction which produces an insoluble blue color. Iron stain is helpful in the study of iron deficiency anemia, hemochromat…READ MORE

Malachite Green Solution

Used as a differentiating solution and secondary stain for the acid fast and GMS techniques. It eliminates problems of over decolorization and inconsistent secondary staining yielding a green background.

Mucicarmine Stock Solution

Periodic Acid

This is a 0.5% aqueous solution used to oxidize reactive tissue elements to aldehydes prior to treatment with Schiff reagent. This solution is prepared fresh when your order is placed.

Reticulum Stain Kit

Schiff Reagent

Production in small batches assures a maximum consistency and shelf life. Use in the standard Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) reaction for neutralmucosubstances, glycogen, basement membrane and fungal cell walls. A positive reaction produces a purplish red/bright rose color.

Silver Stain Kit (GMS, Modified)

To histologically demonstrate fungi, pneumocystis carinii and basement membranes. Fungi and P. carinii stain purple-brown to black, basement membrane stains black; background staining is green with malachite green solution.Kit Components;Periodic Acid Solution 100mLSilver Methenamine 1vial (100mg)G…READ MORE

Silver Stain Kit (Steiner-Steiner Modified)

Surgipath’s silver stain is used to demonstrate spirochetes and nonfilamentous bacteria in paraffin sections of tissue. Spirochetes and nonfilamentous bacteria stain dark brown to black. Background stainsyellow to light brown.Kit Components;Uranyl Nitrate Solution 500mLSilver Nitrate Solution…READ MORE

Tartrazine Solution

A yellow general purpose secondary stain suggested for use with mucicarimine and gram stain tissue procedures.

Trichrome Stain Kit (Masson's)

Trichrome stains are intended for use in the study of connective tissues. They are used primarily for distinguishing collagen from muscle tissue.Microscopic detail offers black nuclei, red cytoplasm, keratin and muscle fibers: blue collagen and mucin. This procedure utilizes aniline blue as a coll…READ MORE

Wright Stain Mod (Manual)

Wright-Giemsa