Argyrophilic

Stains
Argyrophilic

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

Argyrophilic cells/tissues contain a substance that reduces silver solution to metallic silver after exposure to an extraneous reducing agent, such as hydroquinone or formalin
Argyrophilic stains: Grimelius (with Bouin's fixative), Churukian-Schenk’s modification, Pascual's