ServiceAvailable
Periodic Acid-Schiff Reagent Stain (PAS)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Core Facility
McGill University
Primarily used to stain glycogen, this stain also highlights basement membranes, mucopolysaccharides, and some mucins.It can be used in tissues like heart, liver, or muscle and may also identify yeast forms of fungi within tissue samples.
Results: Glycogen, mucin, basement membranes, and fungi stain red-purple; background stains blue.
The GCI’s Histology Innovation Platform
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research lab focused on advancing scientific knowledge and innovation.
NR
Nicole Robinson
ServiceAvailable
Periodic Acid-Schiff Reagent Stain (PAS)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Core Facility
McGill University
Primarily used to stain glycogen, this stain also highlights basement membranes, mucopolysaccharides, and some mucins.It can be used in tissues like heart, liver, or muscle and may also identify yeast forms of fungi within tissue samples.
Results: Glycogen, mucin, basement membranes, and fungi stain red-purple; background stains blue.
The GCI’s Histology Innovation Platform
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research lab focused on advancing scientific knowledge and innovation.
NR
Nicole Robinson
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