Modification of Movat pentachrome stain with improved reliability of elastin staining

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-327

  Schmidt, Rodney ^a   Wirtala, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcian blue; collagen; elastin; proteoglycan; Verhoeff elastic stain

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCIAN BLUE; ELASTIN; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; RELIABILITY; STAINING; SULFATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029826378     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1996.19.4.325     Document Type: Article

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