[Histonet] neutral stains for protozoa

[Yaskovich, Ruth A (NIH/NIDCR)]

You can stain with the Von Kossa with a nuclear fast red counterstain.
Ruth Yaskovich
N.I.H.


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> There is an iron hematoxylin procedure for protozoa.  It is in the AFIP 
> manual.  I don't have it.  It is Heidens or something similar.
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> I have a colleague who is studying a calcified protozoan. She is 
> specifically interested in calcification, and she is looking for stains 
> she can use that are not acidic and that don't require acid 
> differentiation steps, so that she doesn't inadvertently decalcify the 
> specimens.
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> Any thoughts about nuclear or counterstains that might work in this 
> situation?
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