PAS stain
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PAS diastase — showing Histoplasma in a liver biopsy. PAS diastase is a histological stain often used by pathologists as an ancillary study in making a diagnosis on paraffin embedded tissue samples. Diastase is an enzyme that breaks down glycogen and PAS is a… … Wikipedia
PAS — or Pas may refer to: Contents 1 Automotive 2 Companies 3 Medicine 4 Organizations 5 Places … 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
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PAS — Abbreviation for p aminosalicylic acid; periodic acid Schiff stain. * * * para aminosalicylate; Paragon Elective or Acute Stent [trial]; Parent Attitude Scale; patient administration system; patient appointments and scheduling; periodic acid… … Medical dictionary
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
H&E stain — H E stain, HE stain or hematoxylin and eosin stain, is a popular staining method in histology. It is the most widely used stain in medical diagnosis; for example when a pathologist looks at a biopsy of a suspected cancer, the histological section … Wikipedia
Goodpasture stain syndrome — Good·pas·ture stain, syndrome (goodґpas chər) [Ernest William Goodpasture, American pathologist, 1886–1960] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain, and see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Diabetic nephropathy — Classification and external resources Photomicrography of nodular glomerulosclerosis in Kimmelstein Wilson syndrome. Source: CDC ICD 10 E10.2, E11.2, E12.2, E13.2, E … Wikipedia
Reagent — A substance used to produce a chemical reaction to detect, measure, produce, etc. other substances. * * * Any substance added to a solution of another substance to participate in a chemical reaction. [Mod. L. reagens] amino acid r. a r. used in… … Medical dictionary
