Chemistry:HOPS stain
From HandWiki
In histology, the HOPS stain is a way of marking tissue for microscopic examination. HOPS is an acronym for haematoxylin, orcein, phyloxin and saffron.[1]
Appearance of tissues stained with HOPS
- nuclei appear blue (haematoxylin)
- elastin appears black (orcein)
- muscle appears red (phyloxin)
- connective tissue appears yellow (saffron)
References
- ↑ "Fatal basilar vasculopathy complicating bacterial meningitis". Stroke 23 (8): 1175–8. 1992. doi:10.1161/01.str.23.8.1175. PMID 1636194. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/8/1175.pdf.
External links
- Histopathology Laboratory - Kingston General Hospital.
 |  |
