Bone or cartilage cells are essentially colorless, and it is difficult to distinguish their morphologies under a light microscope. To better visualize these structures, various staining techniques have been developed; due to page constraints, we will only describe the most common methods for readers....
Microscopy – Light Microscopes Bright-Field Microscope Light microscope produces a dark image against brighter background. Commonly used to view stained cells. Simple microscopes have single magnifying lens (like a magnifying glass). Compound microscopes have two sets of lenses for magnification. Lens ...
These Biological Stains are mostly used in the staining process in laboratories by scientists bring to light the characteristics of tissues or cells. Some of the biological stains used for such staining process which are Methylene Blue Zinc Free, Methylene Blue Stain and Methylene Blue Dye....
The slides were then examined under light microscope (Inverted Microscope ECLIPSE Ti-S, Nikon, Japan) [27]. Each section was semi-quantitatively evaluated for fibrous tissue (blue stain) by an investigator blind to the experimental group using ImageJ software and the severity of hepatic fibrosis ...
The plasma membrane is a convenient marker of cell boundaries and as such, a number of probes have been used for staining of the membrane. Typically, dyes of a lipophilic nature are used; however, they internalize rapidly, offering a very narrow window for imaging. Fluorescently labeled lectins...
It is useful to note that the term foxing, used to describe brown or reddish brown discoloration appearing on books, papers, some photographs, derives its name from The F and Ox in Ferrous Oxide, or iron oxide deposits that are attracted to areas in the paper substrate. Exposure of a bo...
The histological staining process first requires the slicing of a fixed tissue specimen into sections of 2–10 μm, which are then fixed to microscope slides. Histological staining chemically introduces contrast into tissue sections, which can then be analysed and used to screen for diseases ...
Dimeric Cyanine Nucleic Acid stains are cell-impermeant dyes that enable ultrasensitive fluorescence detection of nucleic acid. These dyes have very bright fluorescence signals, strong binding affinity for dsDNA, and large fluorescence enhancement upon binding to nucleic acid. They can be used as dead ...
The differences among algae, lichens, and moss on roofs are described at ALGAE, FUNGUS, LICHENS, MOSS COMPARED where we also show what moss looks like under the microscope.Also see TREES & SHRUBS, TRIM OFF BUILDING since reducing shade will reduce algae, moss, and lichens growth on sun-...
When a polarized light microscope is used, what will amyloid tissue produce when stained with Alkaline Congo Red? apple green birefringence Which stain can be used for the rapid screening of amyloid? Crystal Violet Which fixatives can be used for tissues that are to be stained with Crystal Viol...