Periodic acid-ethanol gelatin methenamine silver stain for demonstrating M. leprae and myelin in peripheral nerve fibers of leprosy patients.
We have introduced the periodic acid-ethanol gelatin methenamine silver stain for the simultaneous demonstration of Mycobacterium leprae and myelin in the peripheral nerves of leprosy patients.
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D000431:Ethanol; D005780:Gelatin; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008709:Methenamine; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010504:Periodic Acid; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000382:microbiology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D010504:Periodic Acid; D000431:Ethanol; D005780:Gelatin; D008709:Methenamine