Carbohydrate Stains
- Shelf Life for most Stain Kits is one year from date manufactured.
- Store Stain Kits at 15-30°C unless otherwise stated.
- Most Stain Kits include 2 Complimentary Positive Control Slides to be used for the initial verification of staining techniques and reagents.
- Stain solution groups are sold as individual products under separate part numbers with storage requirements and expiration date designated per bottle.
- H = Hazardous
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Stain Kit | Acid Epithelial Mucin (Sialomucin, Sulfomucin) | Neutral Epithelial Mucins | Stromal (Mesenchymal) Mucin (Hyaluronic Acid) | Glycogen | Other |
Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) Kit #9162 | Magenta | Magenta | Negative | Magenta | Stains Basement Membrane & fungal elements |
Colloidal Iron, Müller-Mowry Kit #9110 | Blue | Negative | Blue | Negative | Stains Cryptococcus |
Mucin, Mayer Mucicarmine Kit #9151 | Rose | Negative | Negative | Negative | Stains Cryptococcus |
Alcian Blue, 1%, pH 2.5 Kit #9102 | Blue | Negative | Blue | Negative | |
Alcian Blue/PAS Kit #91022 | Violet | Magenta | Blue | Magenta |
Table simplifed for clarity.
References:
- Carson, Freida L., and Christa Hladik. Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ill.: American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 2009.
- Rekhtman, Natasha, and Justin Bishop. Quick Reference Handbook for Surgical Pathologists. Berlin: Springer, 2011.69.
Colloidal Iron, Müller-Mowry Stain Kit
Stains acid epithelial mucin (sialomucin, sulfomucin) and stromal (mesenchymal) mucin and also demonstrates encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans.