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Movat's Pentachrome - Connective Tissue Stain
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Core Facility
McGill University
A complex stain used to simultaneously stain collagen, reticular fibers, muscle, elastic fibers, and nuclei.Commonly used to study connective tissues like lungs, blood vessels, and the heart.
Results: Mucin stains blue-green; nuclei and elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; fibrin and muscle stain red.
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
Movat's Pentachrome - Connective Tissue Stain
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Core Facility
McGill University
A complex stain used to simultaneously stain collagen, reticular fibers, muscle, elastic fibers, and nuclei.Commonly used to study connective tissues like lungs, blood vessels, and the heart.
Results: Mucin stains blue-green; nuclei and elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; fibrin and muscle stain red.
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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