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Why a counter stain is used in histopathological slide preparation?
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∙ 13y ago
The primary stain is selective - it will only highlight certain structures or proteins. The counter stain gives color and definition to the rest of the slide so that the relationship between the highlighted structure and the rest of the cell can be determined.
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How stain is applied to a slide holding a wet mount preparation?
All you have to do is get a yellow stain and just drop one drop and it should spread throughout the water and should turn that color.
Why is the counter stain for gram stain procedure differ from the counter stain used for acid fast procedure?
Safranin
What is gram stain reaction for Borrelia Burgdoferi?
when stained with Gram stain Borrelia take up the counter stain which is carbol fuchsin or safranin and they appear as Gram negative spiral rods in gram film. In order to stain them the time required for staining them is little bit more as compared to normal gram staining. The initial steps are the same but once you apply the counter stain leave it for a while may be 5-10 mins depending upon the strength of counter stain. After washing the slide and drying once can see them on oil immersion lense.
What is counterstaining?
Counterstaining means to apply a second stain to a preparation for microscopy. Counterstaining is used to stain in a contrasting way those parts of the preparation that have not been stained by the first stain.
What is another name for a tzanck preparation?
Tzanck preparation is also called a Tzanck smear, herpes stain for inclusion bodies, or inclusion bodies stain.
How do you make a slide out of a pice of onion skin?
the slide. a slide conver. onion skin peal. color stain....
What is the counterstain in a spore stain?
the counter stain is safranin 0.5%
Why add saffranin?
Saffranin is a " counter stain " . this is also a " basic dye " which is in different color than primary stain ( basic dye crystal violet ) . The purpose counter stain ( saffranin ) is to give the decolourised cells a color , that is different from first one ( crystal violet ). The microbes which are not decolourised by alcohol retains the stain, while the decolourised cell take up the counter stain ( saffranin ).
What color are gram negative cells?
Gram positive bacterial stain purple. They do not take up the counter stain.
Why is the size more accurate in a negative stain than a simple stain?
since you do not heat fix the slide when you use a negative stain the cells do not shrink or become distorted
What happens when you only use counter stain gram positive?
poop
What is the function methylene blue solution in the preparation of cheek cells slide?
Methylene Blue, in this situation, is being used as a microscopy stain. Microscopy stains are used to allow for particular characteristics of cells to be observed in greater detail or to make them easier to see.
