Histological stains

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Histological stains are chemical dyes used to treat histological specimens to make tissues more readily visible by light microscopy and demonstrate underlying characteristics of the tissue. There are many stains, some with very specific uses, whereas other (e.g. hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) are very widely used.

Stains

  • alcian blue stain
  • azan stain
  • Giemsa stain
  • Gram stain
  • hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E)
  • immunoperoxidase staining
  • Luxol fast blue stain
  • Masson's trichrome stain
  • methylene blue
  • Nissl stain
  • oil red O stain
  • osmium stain
  • Papanicolaou stain
  • periodic acid-Schiff reaction (PAS)
  • Prussian blue stain
  • reticulin stain
  • silver stain
  • Sudan stains
  • toluidine blue stain
  • van Gieson stain
  • Ziehl-Neelsen stain

See also

Histology