Milligan's Trichrome is reputed to be excellent. I have not used it but
colleagues have.
Milligan, M. "A trichrome stain for formalin fixed tissue". Am J. Clin.
Path., Technical Section 10:184-185, 1946.
If you have a copy of Humason's /Animal Tissue Techniques/ the method is
there.
Geoff
She
on control.
René J.
--- On Wed, 2/17/10, Sherwood, Margaret wrote:
From: Sherwood, Margaret
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Special stain for Smooth Muscle Cells
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 10:56 AM
Thanks to all who responded, but I was not specific. I am
Thanks to all who responded, but I was not specific. I am sorry for the
confusion. What special stain would you use (i.e. Masson Trichrome, PTAH, etc.)
(not IHC)
Thanks, again.
Peggy
Peggy Sherwood
Lab Associate, Photopathology
Wellman Center for Photomedicine (EDW 214)
Massachusetts General
