Elastic Stain Kit (Verhoeff Van Gieson / EVG Stain) (ab150667)
Overview
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Product name
Elastic Stain Kit (Verhoeff Van Gieson / EVG Stain) -
Product overview
Elastic Stain Kit ab150667 uses a modified Verhoeff's Van Gieson / EVG stain to stain elastic fibers / elastin in tissue sections in histology. Staining of elastic tissue is useful in cases of emphysema (atrophy of elastic tissue), arteriosclerosis (thinning and loss of elastic fibers) and various other vascular diseases.
Other products for staining tissue sections
Find more kits and reagents in the special stains guide, or products for antigen retrieval, blocking, signal amplification, visualization, counterstaining, and mounting in the IHC kits and reagents guide.
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Notes
Staining Interpretation
Elastic fibers Black to Blue/Black Nuclei Blue to Black Collagen Red Muscle & Other Yellow Control Tissue: Lung or any vascular tissue.
Properties
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Storage instructions
Store at room temperature. Please refer to protocols. -
Components 100 tests Ferric Chloride (2%) Differentiating Solution 1 x 125ml Ferric Chloride Solution (10%) 1 x 125ml Hematoxylin solution (5%) 1 x 250ml Lugol's Iodine Solution 1 x 125ml Sodium Thiosulfate Solution (5%) 1 x 125ml Van Gieson's Solution 1 x 125ml -
Research areas
Images
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ab150667 - Elastic Stain Kit (Connective Tissue Stain)
ab150667 Elastic Stain Kit (Connective Tissue Stain) staining formalin-fixed-paraffin embedded human artery.
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ab150667 - Elastic Stain Kit (Connective Tissue Stain)ab150667 (Elastic (connective tissue stain)) staining elastic fibres (blue/black) and collagen (red/pink) in formalin fixed paraffin embedded normal human lung. Muscle and other tissues appear yellow.
*Tissue obtained from the Human Research Tissue Bank, supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre.
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ab150667 - Elastic Stain Kit (Connective Tissue Stain)Staining of Uterus with ab150667 - Elastic Stain Kit (Modified Verhoff's).