Some favorite silver stains

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-278

  Garvey, Winsome ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ammoniacal; argentaffin reaction; argyrophil reaction; impregnation; oxidizer; reducer; reducing sites

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COPPER; MELANIN; METHENAMINE; MINERAL; RETICULIN; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

ARGYROPHILIA; ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROORGANISM; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROFILAMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SENILE PLAQUE; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SILVER STAINING; SPIROCHETE;

FUNGI; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SPIROCHAETALES;

EID: 0029774378     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1996.19.3.269     Document Type: Article

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