title: A selective stain for mast cells.
abstract: A selective stain for mast cells in tissue sections is presented. The procedure is based on the resistance to destaining with absolute ethanol-acetic acid of the complex acid mucopolysaccharide-Toluidine Blue reinforced with ferrioxamine B.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D000431:Ethanol; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000032:analysis*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000032:analysis*; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014048:Tolonium Chloride; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D014048:Tolonium Chloride; D000431:Ethanol