Movat's pentachrome stain
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x
Elastic fibers
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x
Collagen fibers
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x
Ground substance
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x
Cytoplasm
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x
Melanin pigment
This complex stain utilizes five dyes to reveal the different components of tissue. With this stain, elastic fibers stain black; collagen and reticular fibers stain yellow; tissue ground substance stains blue; and cytoplasm stains red. This section of skin demonstrates this dramatic staining pattern. 200x