Name all stains in the normal fixing process
Haemotoxylin
Carmine
Methylene blue
Eosin
Methyl blue +aniline
Orange G
Name all Pap smear stain
Kera —>orange
Non-kera —>green
Nucleus—>haemo
Name all histochem stains
Feulgen technique
PAS
Acridine orange
Sudan black
Von koala
Alcian blue
Orange G
Pale coloured
Water soluble
PAP smears
Keratinised orange
Methyl blue +aniline blue
CT fibres blue
Water soluble /Not alcohol
Eosin
Cytoplasm pink
Soluble in water/ethanol
Anionic dye in histology
Solutions keep reasonably well
Methylene blue
Nuclear blue stain
No mordant
ROM blood smears
Carmine
Nucleus red
Variable results
Haemotoxylin
Nucleus blue
Needs mordant
Oxidised to haematein