Special Stains

20 drops in 20ml of water stains weakly sulfated mucosubstances in 30 minutes.

Bleaches melanin from skin in less than an hour Melanin bleaching is commonly used to bleach Melanin in tissue so that other cells that look like Melanin can be distinguished and observed when stained. This kit is fast and effective in removing melanin...

Stains strongly sulfated mucins (mucosubstances) blue in 40 minutes.This kit contains a specially formulated Nuclear Fast Red that reduces flocculation, not found in similar stain kits on the market. This greatly reduces staining artifacts and debris...

Stains for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in two hours and thirty minutes.Orcein Stain serves as the primary stain, differentiated to produce red to brown aggregates in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes and Kupffer cells against a yellowish brown...

Stains myelin sheaths and nissl substances in one hour and fifteen minutes.MasterTech‚¬„s improved Luxol Fast Blue Stain Kit contains a specially formulated Luxol Fast Blue stain that reduces staining time to one hour and fifteen minutes,...

Stains fat and neutral fats in 10 minutes. Oil Red O serves as the primary stain, producing red fat with blue nuclei stained by the Hematoxylin. 100ml Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. Pint Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Liter Stain...

Stains for argentaffin cells, granules, carcinoid tumors, and melanin in 60 minutes.Argentaffin cells possess the ability to bind and reduce silver to a visible metal without requiring a reducing agent, allowing this stain to be performed with fewer...

Stains nuclei and cytoplasm in under 15 minutes. For more than three decades, American MasterTech has been known for its premium Harris Hematoxylin. Only dyes certified by the Biological Staining Commission are used in MasterTech Harris Hematoxylin...

Stains for amyloid deposits in less than 15 minutes. This kit is commonly used to stain for primary, secondary, myeloma-associated, or tumor-associated amyloidosis. Alkaline Congo Red Solution serves as the primary stain, producing pink to red amyloid...

Stains for collagen, fibrin, and striated muscle in under one hour. This kit includes a 55 minute microwave procedure and the traditional 15 hour procedure. Unlike similar kits on the market, the MasterTech P.T.A.H. Stain Kit is less hazardous, using...

Stains for bile or bilirubin in less than 15 minutes. Oxidization of the bile with Fouchet's Reagent, provides the primary stain, producing green bile or bilirubin, with pink to red collagen and a tan to yellow background of muscle and cell cytoplasm,...

Stains for gram positive and gram negative bacteria in just 10 minutes. The MasterTech Brown and Brenn Stain Kit is less hazardous than similar kits due to a specially formulated Advanced Picric Acid/Acetone. Safranin O and Hucker's Gentian Violet both...