Special Stains and Immunostaining
Microorganism Stains
- HBS
- GMS (Grocott)
- Ziehl Neelsen
- Giemse
- Giminez
- Warthin-Starry
- Gram positive/negative bacteria
- Fungi
- Mycobacterium
- Rickettsia
- Chlamydia
- Spirochetes and Helicobacter
Mucosubstances
- PAS
- Alician Blue
- Neutral mucins
- Acid mucins
Connective Tissue
- Massori's Trichrome
- PTAH
- Collagen
- Fibrin and muscle striations
Pigments and Minerals
- Prussian Blue
- Rhodanine
- Von Kossa
- Iron
- Copper
- Calcium
Neutral Tissue
- Bielschowsky's
- Luxol Fast Blue
- Neurofibrils and axons
- Myelin
Miscellaneous Stains
- Churukian-Shenk
- Congo Red
- Toluidine Blue
- Weigert's
- O.F.G.
- Osmium
- Argentaffingranules
- Amyloid
- Mast Cells
- Elastic
- Acidophils, Basophils and Chromophobes In the anterior pituitary
- Fat (requires unprocessed formalin fixed tissue)
Immunohistochemical stains
Immunohistochemical stains performed on surgical biopsy specimens at the discretion of the pathologists and are not charged to the VMC. Immunohistochemical stains requested by clinicians for purposes of patient management ARE charged to the VMC.
