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REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2020  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 4-9

Connective tissue stains - A review


1 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Private Practitioner, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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E Abigail Viola
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijofb.ijofb_4_22

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Over the years, a wide range of dyes has been used for histological staining methods. Most of these have been adapted from those used in the textile dyeing industry. The common histological stains appeared during the second half of the 19th century. Routinely, hematoxylin and eosin stain is widely used for histopathological examination of tissue sections. Although they have plethora of advantages, they lack to distinguish the various connective tissue components. This review aims to highlight the special stains used to describe the connective tissue elements which contribute in diagnosing the tumors of connective tissue origin.


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