Minimum number of tests that can be performed 100
Completion time 35 minutes
Shelf life 2 years
Storage conditions 15-25°C
Additional equipment Not required
Application
The method of choice for connective tissue, particularly indicated for gametes, nuclei,
neurofibrils, glia, collagen, keratin, intracellular fibrils and negative images of the Golgi
apparatus.
Result
Nuclei and gametes black
Cytoplasm, keratin, muscle fibers, acidophilic granules red
Collagen, mucus, basophilic granules of the pituitary
gland
blue
Delta cell granules of the pituitary gland blue
Erythrocytes yellow
Method
1) Bring the section to the distilled water.
2) Dispense 6 drops of reagent A onto the section and add 6 drops of reagent B: leave
to act for 10 minutes.
3) Without washing, drain the slide and dispense 10 drops of solution C onto the
section: leave to act for 4 minutes.
4) Wash quickly (3-4 seconds) in distilled water, leaving the section yellow in color,
and dispense 10 drops of solution D onto the slide: leave to act for 4 minutes.
5) Wash in distilled water and dispense 10 drops of solution E onto the section: leave
to act for 10 minutes.
6) Without washing, drain the slide and dispense 10 drops of solution F onto it: leave
to act for 5 minutes.
7) Wash in distilled water and dehydrate rapidly by means of the ascending series of
alcohols, pausing for 1 minute in the last absolute: xylene and balsam