staining
technique used to enhance contrast of specimens observed under a microscope
H&E stain
histological stain method using hematoxylin and eosin
periodic acid-Schiff stain
histological stain method
Auramine-rhodamine stain
histological technique
Gram staining
microbiological method for identification; method of staining used to differentiate bacterial species into two large groups (gram-positive and gram-negative)
Jones' stain
histological stain method
negative stain
technique of washing tissue specimens with a concentrated solution of a heavy metal salt and letting it dry
Vital stain
stain that can be applied on living cells without killing them
Gimenez stain
biological stain for identifying bacterial infections
Gold Sublimate method
Histological staining procedure
silver staining
use of silver, usually silver nitrate, as a reagent for producing contrast or coloration in tissue specimens
Wayson stain
histologic stain method
Perls' Prussian blue
histologic method to stain for iron