- Masson stain
- Masson trichrome stain a trichrome stain for tissue including pituitary, thyroid, nerve, epithelial, and connective tissue.
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Masson stain tumor — Mas·son stain, tumor (mah sawґ) [Claude Laurent Pierre Masson, French born pathologist in Canada, 1880–1959] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain, and intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, under hyperplasia … Medical dictionary
Fontana-Masson stain — an ammoniacal silver nitrate stain for melanin and argentaffin material; used in the diagnosis of melanoma, pheochromocytoma, and carcinoid tumors … Medical dictionary
Masson's trichrome stain — of rat airway. Connective tissue is stained blue, nuclei are stained dark red/purple, and cytoplasm is stained red/pink. Masson s trichrome is a three colour staining protocol used in histology. The recipes evolved from Claude L. Pierre Masson s… … Wikipedia
stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… … Medical dictionary
Masson&’s trichrome stain — Trichrome stains are used particularly for connective tissue. Masson&’s trichrome method uses haemalum, acid fuchsin and methyl blue and has the effect of staining nuclei blue black, cytoplasm red and collagen blue … Dictionary of molecular biology
Masson — Pierre, Canadian pathologist, 1880–1959. See M. Fontana ammoniac silver stain. See entries under stain … Medical dictionary
Silver stain — A silver stain (GMS) demonstrating the fungus histoplasma (black round balls) in a liver biopsy. Silver staining is the use of silver to selectively alter the appearance of the target. Contents … Wikipedia
Periodic acid-Schiff stain — Periodic acid Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) is a staining method used to detect glycogen and other polysaccharides in tissues. The reaction of periodic acid oxidizes the diol functional groups in glucose and other sugars, creating aldehydes that… … Wikipedia
Weigert's elastic stain — is a combination of stains used in histology which is useful in identifying elastic fibers. Often orcein or a combination of resorcinol and fuchsine are used for staining. For counterstaining cell nuclei nuclear fast red or hematoxylin is also… … Wikipedia
trichrome stain — any staining method having three dyes of different colors, usually with the sample being exposed sequentially, such as the Gomori or Masson trichrome stains … Medical dictionary
