PAS-Alcian Blue technique is used to differentiate between acidic mucins as sialomucins, sulfomucin and neutral epithelial mucin. After staining, acidic mucins will be coloured blue, neutral in magenta and nuclei in deep blue. Mixtures of acidic and neutral mucins give blue/ purple colour.
Acidic mucins can be coloured in blue, neutral in magenta and nuclei in deep blue. Mixtures of acidic and neutral mucins give blue/ purple colour.
Additional information
Sizes: 125 ml and 500 ml
Expiry date: 18 months
Time of assay: 45 minutes
Reagents: Schiff reagent, Periodic acid 0,5%, Harris hematoxylin, and Alcian blue