Medical Definition of Verhoeff's elastic tissue stain
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A stain for tissue sections in which a mixture of haematoxylin, ferric chloride, and Lugol's iodine solution is used; tissue may be counterstained, if desired, with eosin or van Gieson's stain; elastic fibres and nuclei appear blue-black to black while collagen and other components are shades of pink to red.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Verhoeff's Elastic Tissue Stain
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