| Type
of Stain |
Description |
Digital
Image |
| Alcian
Blue* |
Carbohydrates:
acidic sulfated mucosubstances, hyaluronic acid, and sialomucins |
 |
| Luna* |
Connective
tissue: elastic fibers and mast cells |
 |
| Masson
Trichrome* |
Connective
tissue; collagen fibers |
 |
| PAS* |
Carbohydrates:
glycogen, mucin, fungi, and some basement membranes |
 |
| Safranin
O* |
Carbohydrates:
cartilage, mucin, mast cell granules |
 |
| Verhoeff
van Gieson** |
Connective
tissue: elastic fibers |
 |
| Nissl* |
Nissl
bodies |
 |
| Golgi** |
Neuronal
bodies, axons and dendrites |
 |
| Luxol
Fast Blue** |
Myelin |
 |
| Fontana
Masson** |
Pigments
and Minerals: Argentaffin granules and pigments |
 |
| Alkaline
Phosphatase*** |
Capillary/Endothelial
cells |
 |
| Bielschowsky*** |
Reticular
fibers
Nerve fibers
Plaques & Tangles |
 |
