Argentaffin

Stains
Argentaffin

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 25 September 2015, last major update June 2005

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Definition / general

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Definition / general

Argentaffin cells/tissues contains a substance (such as catecholamines, indolamines) that reduces silver and other metallic salts to metallic silver, staining brown or black
Argentaffin stains are: Fontana-Masson, Schmorl's, Autofluorescence, diazonium salt