FUCHSIN ACID FOR MICROSCOPY
- Part number
- RXSOL-60-6604-615
- Category
- Lab Chemical
- Brand
- RXSOL
Overview
Fuchsin Acid is a triarylmethane dye that can be used for trichrome staining of connective tissues according to Mallory and Van Gieson. ... If the sample is fixated in Zenker's solution, it enables quality separation of individual tissue components.
Applications
Acid fuchsin has wide use in histology, and is one of the dyes used in Masson's trichrome stain. This method is commonly used to stain cytoplasm and nuclei of tissue sections in the histology laboratory in order to distinguish muscle from collagen.
Dosage and directions
fuchsin may precipitate in regions where selective staining does not occur. The addition of 1.0 ml. of glacial acetic acid to the aldehyde fuchsin.
Characteristics and notes
Staining is a technique used to enhance contrast in samples, generally at the microscopic Note that many stains may be used in both living and fixed cells.
