Use of eriochrome cyanine R in routine histology and histopathology: Is it time to say goodbye to hematoxylin?

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 461-469

  Stefanovic D ^a   Stefanovic M ^b   Lalosevic D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b General Hospital Leskovac   (Serbia)

^c Pasteur Institute National Reference Laboratory for Rabies   (Serbia)

Author keywords

APUD; diffuse neuroendocrine system; DNES; eosin; eriochrome; hematoxylin; mordant blue 3; myelin staining; nuclear staining

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COLORING AGENT; HEMATOXYLIN; IRON; SOLOCHROME CYANINE R;

ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; COST; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYELIN SHEATH; PH; PIG; PROCEDURES; STAINING;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; BENZENESULFONATES; CELL NUCLEUS; COLORING AGENTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEMATOXYLIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MYELIN SHEATH; STAINING AND LABELING; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84937205266     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2015.1057765     Document Type: Article

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