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UND 363 Mallory PTAH
Question | Answer |
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purpose | demo of glial fibers |
principle | phosphotungstic acid is 20:1 over hematein. tungsten binds hemetein to blue lake. Lake gives blue color to (glial fiber, nuclei, myelin), phosphotungstic acid stains neurons red-brown/salmon |
what is a lake | mordant + dye |
what type of stain is this ____________chrome | polychrome |
fix | formalin |
tech | 6-8 |
qc | cerebral cortex, NOT spinal cord |
why would components in this stain lose their red-brown color | they were washed in water or prolonged alcohol washings, therefore the dehydration needs to be rapid. |
what are the reagents in the procedure (step by step) | mordant with zenkers (containing acetic acid),lugol iodine to remove mercury pigment, alcohol to decolorize, pot. permanganate to oxidize, oxalic acid to decolorize, PTAH (polychrome stain) |
results | glial fibers/nuclei/myelin - blue, neurons - salmon |
notes | holzer method is a better stain, but both have been replaced by IHC methods |
what does the mordant w/ zenkers do | enhances staining of glia |
how does this stain differ from regular PTAH | the slides are not taken through sodium thiosulfate. |