A rapid connective tissue stain for glycol methacrylate embedded tissue.
No reliable connective tissue stains for GMA sections were available until recently. However, the use of toluidine blue in combination with basic fuchsin appeared to be a rapid and reliable connective tissue stain for glycol methacrylate (GMA) embedded tissue.
Blaauw
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Centre for Medical Electron Microscopy, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jonkman
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Gerrits
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D000179:Acrylates; D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008689:Methacrylates; D051381:Rats; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D014048:Tolonium Chloride
D000179:Acrylates; D008689:Methacrylates; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D014048:Tolonium Chloride; C025485:basic fuchsin; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate