Enhances nuclear detail
Toluidine blue
Lyses RBCs and enhances nuclei of WBCs
2% acetic acid
Lipid stains
Oil red O
Sudan III
Stains structures containing iron
Prussian blue stain
Methylene blue and eosin Y stains eosinophilic granules
Hansel stain
Stain used for delineating structure and contrasting colors of nucleus and cytoplasm
Sternheimer-malbin
Pigments found in urine
Urochrome
Uroerythrin
Urobilin
Pink pigment in urine
Uroerythrin