K is for the Kinyoun Stain
Welcome to our A-Z series of staining where today we will be looking at the letter K for the Kinyoun … Continue reading “K is for the Kinyoun Stain”
Read MoreWelcome to our A-Z series of staining where today we will be looking at the letter K for the Kinyoun … Continue reading “K is for the Kinyoun Stain”
Read MoreThe ability to stain living cells without killing them is termed vital staining. Whether the cells are removed (supravital) or … Continue reading “J is for Janus Green B”
Read MoreWelcome to our continuing series on the A to Z of staining where today we will be looking at the … Continue reading “I is for Iodine”
Read MoreIn our last post, we explored Gram staining and mentioned that it was more common than some of our other … Continue reading “H is for Haematoxylin”
Read MoreIn the seventh of our A-Z series, we look at a more common stain and one you are likely to … Continue reading “G is for Gram Stain”
Read MoreWelcome to the sixth post of our staining A-Z, last time we spoke about eosin– one of the most common … Continue reading “F is Fontana-Masson”
Read MoreAs one of the most commonly used laboratory chemicals, many of you will be familiar with the uses of eosin. … Continue reading “E is for Eosin”
Read MoreWelcome to the fourth in our A-Z series- D is for DPX. What is DPX? First, the mysterious initials- … Continue reading “D is for DPX”
Read MoreWelcome to the third post in our A-Z of staining series. Here, we discuss the letter C, that’s C for … Continue reading “C is for Carbol Fuchsin”
Read MoreThe process of bluing is to convert the soluble red component of haematoxylin into an insoluble blue. It is a … Continue reading “B is for Bluing”
Read More