Stains

STAIN/STAINING METHOD  SPECIFIC USE 
Movat stain:Aortic wall in aortic dissection

Warthin Starry silver stain:Bacillary angiomatosis {bartonella }

Congo red:Amyloidosis

Von kossa stain:Calcium

Rhodanine stain:Wilsons disease for demonstrating Cu

Orcein stain: Wilsons disease for demonstrating Cu-associated protein

Reticulin stain:Differentiation of Pituitary adenoma {+ve} from hyperplasia{-ve}

Brilliant cresyl blue {Supravital stain}:
Reticulocytes

Coomassie blue stain
:SDS-PAGE analysis of RBC membrane {for protein demonstration}
PAS:SDS-PAGE analysis of RBC membrane {for Glycophorin demonstration}

SYBR Green dye:PCR

Filipin stain:Cholesterol

Schultz stain:Cholesterol esters

Calcium lipase stain:Mono-,di-,and tri-glycerides

Nile blue sulphatase:
Psosphatidyl choline and phosphatidyl serine
Plasmal reaction:Phosphatidyl ethanolamine

Ferric hematoxylin:Sphingomyelin

Fuelgen stain
Methyl green pyronin
Gallocyanin chrome alum method

Acridine orange:DNA

Annexin V:Apoptotic cells

Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride:Myocardium
Viable –magenta
Nonviable-colourless

Masson-Trichrome stain:Mature collagen in tissues

PAS +ve ,Diastase resistant:Alpha1 antitrypsin

Pas +ve Diastase sensitive:Glycogen

Orcien/Aldehyde fuschin stain:Ground glass hepatocytes in Chr.hepatitis
Hopps –Brown stain,
Modified Giemse stain
Ethin srarry silver stain

Ethidium bromide stain: H.pylori on gastric mucosa

Toluidine blue:
Supravital staining of Laryngeal lesions for diagnosis