Histological stains

Last revised by Bálint Botz on 1 Aug 2021

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Gaillard F, Bell D, Histological stains. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51678

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51678

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51678

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2 Mar 2017, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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1 Aug 2021, Bálint Botz ◉

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Pathology

Histological stains are chemical dyes used to treat histological specimens to make tissues more readily visible by light microscopy and demonstrate underlying characteristics of the tissue. There are many stains, some with very specific uses, whereas other (e.g. hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E) are very widely used.