HOPS stain

HOPS stain

In histology, the HOPS stain is a way of marking tissue for microscopic examination. "HOPS" is an acronym for "haematoxylin", "orcein", "phyloxin" and "saffron". [cite journal |author=Perry JR, Bilbao JM, Gray T |title=Fatal basilar vasculopathy complicating bacterial meningitis |journal=Stroke |volume=23 |issue=8 |pages=1175–8 |year=1992 |pmid=1636194 |doi= [http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/8/1175.pdf Free Full Text] .]

Appearance of tissues stained with HOPS

*nucleidn appear blue (haematoxylin)
*elastin appears black (orcein)
*muscle appears red (phyloxin)
*connective tissue appears yellow (saffron)

References

External links

* [http://clinlabs.path.queensu.ca/kgh/pathology/surgical.htm Histopathology Laboratory] - Kingston General Hospital.


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