title: [Comparison of different methods for PAS staining of renal biopsy tissue sections].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the performance of a modified PAS staining, traditional PAS staining, Lyon's PAS staining, and Tsunahico Watanabe staining for staining sections of renal biopsy tissue.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sections of the renal biopsy tissue were stained with the 4 methods and their staining performance was compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The modified PAS staining method produced a better contrast and a higher resolution and showed a greater stability after repeated use than the other 3 methods for staining the renal tissue sections (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified PAS staining method shows a better applicability than the other 3 PAS methods for staining sections of renal biopsy tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Zhan-Mei
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*