For the staining of nerofibrils, dendrites, axis cylinders, senile plaques, etc.
Stain results:
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane: |
|
Black |
Neurofibrils, dendrites and axis cylinders: |
|
Black |
Cytoplasm of astrocytes and the cytoplasmic membranes of macrophages: |
|
Gray |
Senile plaques: |
|
Black |
References:
- AFIP Manual of Histological Staining Methods, 3rd ed., Ed. L.Luna: New York: McGraw-Hill Pub., c 1968, p. 198
- Hirano, A. and Zimmerman, H.M., Arch. Neurol., 6:114-122, 1962