Chemistry:Reticulin stain

Short description: Staining method in histology

A liver biopsy stained using the reticulin demonstrating the normal hepatic plate thickness and mild steatosis

In pathology, the reticulin stain is a popular staining method in histology. It is used to visualize reticular fiber and used extensively in liver histo pathology.^[1]

References

↑ Lefkowitch JH. Special stains in diagnostic liver pathology. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2006 Aug-Nov;23(3-4):190-8. Review. PMID 17355092.

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v t e Microbial and histological stains
Iron/hemosiderin	Perls' Prussian blue
Lipids	Sudan stain Sudan II Sudan III Sudan IV Oil Red O Sudan Black B
Carbohydrates	Periodic acid–Schiff stain
Amyloid	Congo red
Bacteria	Gram stain Methyl violet/Gentian violet Safranin Ziehl–Neelsen stain/acid-fast Carbol fuchsin/Fuchsine Methylene blue Auramine–rhodamine stain Auramine O Rhodamine B
Connective tissue	trichrome stain: Masson's trichrome stain/Lillie's trichrome Light Green SF yellowish Biebrich scarlet Phosphomolybdic acid Fast Green FCF Van Gieson's stain
Other	Alcian blue stain Cyanine Jaswant Singh–Bhattacharji (JSB) stain H&E stain Haematoxylin Eosin Y Janus Green B Giemsa stain Gömöri trichrome stain Luxol fast blue stain Methyl blue Movat's stain Neutral red Silver stain Bielschowsky stain Grocott's methenamine silver stain Warthin–Starry stain Wright's stain
Tissue stainability	Acidophilic Basophilic Chromophobic