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Test #Test NameTest KeywordsAdditional Information
2005906Stain, Acid FastAFBStain and return service only.
Acid fast bacilli stain red.
2005981Stain, Alcian Blue - Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAB)PABStain and return service only.
Stains acid mucosubstances blue. Neutral polysaccharides will stain magenta.
2005900Stain, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 Stain and return service only.
Stains strongly acidic sulfated mucosubstances blue.
2005903Stain, Alcian Blue with Hyaluronidase Stain and return service only.
Areas containing hyaluronic acid, hyaluronosulphate or chondroitin sulphates A and C are unstained. All others mucosubstances strongly stain blue.
2005909Stain, Bielschowski Stain and return service only.
Stains axons, senile plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles black.
2005918Stain, Calcium (Von Kossa)Von KossaStain and return service only.
Stains calcium salts black.
2005921Stain, Colloidal Iron Stain and return service only.
Stains acid mucopolysaccharides and sialomucins deep blue.
2005924Stain, Congo Red Stain and return service only.
Amyloid stains pink to red and will appear apple-green with a polarizing microscope.
2005927Special Stain, Copper (Rhodanine) Stain and return service only
2005930Stain, ElastinElastic van Gieson StainStain and return service only.
Elastic fibers will stain black and collagen will stain red.
2005936Stain, FiteFite Acid Fast Stain for LeprosyStain and return service only.
Stains bacteria cell walls that are vulnerable to organic solvents. Leprosy and Nocardia will stain red.
2005939Stain, Fontana-MassonMelanin StainStain and return service only.
Stains melanin and argentaffin black.
2005942Stain, Giemsa Stain and return service only.
Stains helicobacter pylori dark blue.
2005948Stain, GramModified Brown and BrennStain and return service only.
Stains gram positive bacteria blue. Gram negative bacteria will stain red.
2005945Stain, Grocott’s Methenamine Silver (GMS)GMSStain and return service only.
Stains fungi black.
2005912Stain, Halls BileHall's Bilirubin StainStain and return service only.
Stains bile pigment green.
2005954Stain, Iron Stain and return service only.
Stains iron pigment blue.
(Similar to Trumbell Blue stain.)
2005957Stain, JonesBasement MembraneStain and return service only.
Stains basement membrane black.
2005960Stain, Luxol Fast BlueLFBStain and return service only.
Myelinated fibers will stain blue. Neutrophils will stain pink and nerve cells will stain purple.
2005966Stain, Melanin Bleach Stain and return service only.
This stain is usually used in conjunction with the melanin stain. If there is question that a melanin stain is positive, a melanin bleach stain will be run. The area of question on the melanin stain will be bleached out.
2005963Stain, Modified Giemsa (Diff-Quick)Diff-QuickStain and return service only.
Stain hematopoietic tissue.
2005972Stain, Mucicarmine Stain and return service only.
Stains mucin deep rose.
2005978Stain, Oil Red O Stain and return service only.
Stains fat red. This stain can only be done on frozen sections.
2005984Special Stain, Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) Stain and return service only.
Polysaccharides such as glycogen, and glycoproteins, glycolipids, and mucins will stain magenta.
2005987Stain, Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) with DiastasePAS-DStain and return service only.
Glycogen will be digested out on the slides and staining will not appear as it did on a PAS slide.
2005990Stain, Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS), FungusPAS-FStain and return service only.
Stains fungus magenta.
2005993Stain, Phosphotungstic Acid-Hematoxylin (PTAH)PTAHStain and return service only.
Cross-striations, fibrin, and glial fibers stain blue. Collagen will stain red-brown. Elastic fibers will stain purple.
2005996Stain, Reticulin Stain and return service only.
Stains reticular fibers black.
2005999Stain, Steiner Stain and return service only.
Spirochetes, legionella, and campylobactor stain black.
2006002Stain, Thioflavin S Stain and return service only.
Stains senile plaques apple green under a polarizing microscope.
2006008Stain, Toluidine Blue Stain and return service only.
Stains mast cells violet.
2006011Stain, Trichrome Stain and return service only.
Stains muscle red. Stains collagen blue. Stains nuclei black.
2006014Stain, Urate Crystals Stain and return service only.
Tissue must not be processed in aqueous solutions. Urate crystals will stain black.