Stains & CD markers
Trichrome
Copyright: 2003-2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Trichrome[title]
Trichrome
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 June 2005
Last staff update: 12 October 2021
Copyright: 2003-2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Trichrome[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Trichrome. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainstrichrome.html. Accessed February 3rd, 2023.
Definition / general
- Stains collagen blue
- Phosphotungstic or phosphomolybdic acid is used with anionic dyes
Terminology
- Martius scarlet blue trichrome: method for staining of elastica, connective tissue in general, fibrin; stains for fresh (orange-yellow), mature (red) or old (blue) fibrin
- PTAH: variant of trichrome stain; demonstrates intracytoplasmic filaments in muscle and glial cells
Microscopic (histologic) images
Images hosted on other servers:
Chronic active hepatitis with hepatocyte collapse
Cerebral abscess
Scleroderma with fibrosis of submucosa in stomach
