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Discouraged by less than crisp, vibrant results from your histology stain kits that take way too long in the first place? Then step up to a MasterTech Histology Stain Kit, where quality, excellence, and service are packaged into one convenient box. Developed for manual or automated staining, MasterTech Special Stain Kits have been recognized as the standard of excellence in Pathology for over 30 years.
With shorter staining time and microwave procedures, the MasterTech Special Stain Kits will save you time and money again and again. Not to mention that the MasterTech Histology Stain Kits are adaptable to run on open platform automatic stainers.
For your convenience, most of the MasterTech Histology Stain Kits are available in two different sizes; the 100ml kit as well as the Pint Kit. Each special stain kits comes with easy-to-follow instructions and are tamper evident sealed to ensure quality. Individual Histology Special Stain Kit components may be purchased separately.
Make the switch today and be rest-assured that every time you look into a microscope, MasterTech Special Histology Stain Kits will provide optimum results with crystal-clear, vibrant colors.
Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Special Stain Kit: Stains for mycobacteria (acid fast bacteria) in less than 15 minutes.
The Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Special Stain kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Kinyoun’s AFB and Ziehl-Neelsen procedures for staining all mycobacteria, including Tubercle Bacillus. The MasterTech Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B) Special Stain Kit differs from these procedures in that Advanced Carbol Fuchsin (ACF) is used for bacterial staining instead of a standard Carbol Fuchsin, and Light Green is used as a counterstain instead of Methylene Blue. In comparison to standard Carbol Fuchsins, MasterTech Advanced Carbol Fuchsin (ACF) requires no heat and much shorter staining times by combining all three fuchsin dyes. Light Green is a much better counterstain than Methylene Blue, as it provides higher contrast against the red stained bacteria.
Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Pint Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.)
Modified Truant's Fluorescent Special Stain Kit: Stains for mycobacteria (acid fast bacteria) in as little as 10 minutes.
The Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Modified Truant's Fluorescent Special Stain Kit procedure is popular in labs which have a fluorescence capable microscope, as the contrast is much greater than standard light microscope procedures. Auramine O-Rhodamine B serves as the primary stain, producing fluorescent yellow to orange bacteria against a black background produced by Eriochrome Black T.
Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Modified Truant's Fluorescent Histology 100ml Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using an Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.) Control Slide with the Acid Fast Bacteria (A.F.B.)Modified Truant's Fluorescent Histology Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 Special Stain Kit: Stains strongly sulfated mucins (mucosubstances) blue in 40 minutes.
The Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 Special Stain Kit contains a specially formulated Nuclear Fast Red that reduces flocculation, not found in similar stain kits on the market. This greatly reduces staining artifacts and debris. Alcian Blue serves as the primary stain, producing vibrant blue stained mucins with the pink to red nuclei counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
The Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. The Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 Pint Histology Stain Kit Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 100ml Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Alcian Blue pH 1.0 100ml, 3% Acetic Acid Pint and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 Pint Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue, pH 1.0 Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Alcian Blue pH 1.0 pint, 3% Acetic Acid 2 Pints and Nuclear Fast Red Stain pint.
American MasterTech recommends using an Small Intestine Control Slide with the Alican Blue, pH 1.0 Histology Special Stain Kit.
Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Special Stain Kit: Stains acid mucins (mucosubstances) blue in 40 minutes.
The Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Special Stain Kit contains a specially formulated Nuclear Fast Red that reduces flocculation, not found in similar stain kits on the market. This greatly reduces staining artifacts and debris. Alcian Blue serves as the primary stain, producing vibrant blue stained mucins with the pink to red nuclei counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 100ml Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Alcian Blue pH 2.5 100ml, 3% Acetic Acid Pint and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Pint Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Alcian Blue pH 2.5 pint, 3% Acetic Acid two pints, and Nuclear Fast Red Stain pint.
American MasterTech recommends using an Small Intestine Control Slide with the Alcian Blue, pH 2.5 Histology Special Stain Kit.
Alcian Blue P.A.S. Special Stain Kit: Stains acid mucins, neutral mucins, and glycogen in 60 minutes.
The Alcian Blue P.A.S. Special Stain Kit contains a specially formulated Schiff’s solution which eliminates the Sulfurous rinse step, commonly found in similar stain kits on the market. This reduces staining time and exposure to sulfite fumes. Alcian Blue and Schiff’s serve as the primary stains, producing blue to purple stained acid mucins and pink to red neutral mucins or glycogen with blue nuceli counterstained by Hematoxylin.
Alcian Blue P.A.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. Alcian Blue P.A.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Alcian Blue P.A.S. 100ml Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue P.A.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 0.5% Periodic Acid Pint, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 100ml, Schiff's Solution Pint and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin 100ml.
Alcian Blue P.A.S. Pint Special Stain Kit
Alcian Blue P.A.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 0.5% Periodic Acid 2 Pints, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 Pint, Schiff's Solution 2 Pints and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin Pint.
Aniline Blue-Azan, Heidenhain's Special Stain Kit: Stains collagen, muscle, cytoplasm, chromatin, osteocytes, and neuroglia in 40 minutes.
Aniline Blue serves as the primary stain, producing blue collagen, reticulum fibers, and a pink to red cytoplasm, with orange to red Chromatin, neuroglia, osteocytes, and muscle, counterstained by the Azocarmine B.
Aniline Blue-Azan, Heidenhain's 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 106-132 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Aniline Blue-Azan, Heidenhain's 100ml Special Stain Kit
Aniline Blue-Azan, Heidenhain's 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Azocarmine B Solution 200ml, 1% Acetic Alcohol Solution 100ml, Aniline Blue Slution 500ml, 0.1% Aniline Alcohol Solution 100ml and 5% Phosphotungstic Acid 100ml.
Bielschowsky's, Modified Special Stain Kit: Stains axons, intracellular neurofibrils, and senile plaques in just 30 minutes.
The Bielschowsky's, Modified Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Gros-Bielschowski’s, Sevier-Munger, Rio-Hortega, and Holmes’ procedures for staining axons. The MasterTech Modified Bielschowsky’s Stain Kit differs from these procedures through time required, ease of use, and consistency. The specially formulated stock developer solutions in the MasterTech kit removes the need to produce several intermedia ry developer solutions that add more than an hour to the procedure, involve using multiple hazardous chemicals such as nitric acid, and are extremely sensitive, translating to poor consistency. Silver Nitrate serves as both the primary stain and counterstain, producing black axons, neurofibrils, and senile plaques against a tan to gold background.
Bielschowsky's, Modified 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 30-96 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using an Alzheimer's Control Slide with the Bielschowsky's, Modified Histology Special Stain Kit.
Bile Special Stain Kit - Halls: Stains acid mucins (mucosubstances) blue in 40 minutes.
In the Bile Special Stain Kit oxidization of the bile with Fouchet’s Reagent provides the primary stain, producing green bile or bilirubin, with pink to red collagen and a tan to yellow background of muscle and cell cytoplasm, counterstained by Van Gieson’s.
Bile Histology 100ml Stain Kit yields between 80 and 100 slides. Bile Histology Pint Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using a Bile Control Slide with the Bile Histology Special Stain Kit-Halls.
Bodian Special Stain Kit
2-Hour Microwave Procedure: Stains for myelinated fibers, neurofibrils, and nerve tissue in as little as 60 minutes.
The Bodian Special Stain Kit includes the traditional and microwave procedure. Most traditional procedures require as long as 48 hours to complete, while the standard MasterTech Bodian Stain Kit requires just 24 hours. If a microwave is available, completion time is further reduced to just 1 hour! Protargol serves as the primary stain, with Gold Chloride assisting to tone the tissue sections, producing black myelinated fibers, neurofibrils, and nerve tissue black against a colorless to light gray background.
Bodian 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using an Alzheimer's Control Slide with the Bodian Histology Special Stain Kit.
Brown & Brenn Special Stain Kit, Modified: Stains for gram positive and gram negative bacteria in just 10 minutes.
The MasterTech Brown and Brenn Stain Kit is less hazardous than similar kits due to a specially formulated Advanced Picric Acid/Acetone. Safranin O and Hucker’s Gentian Violet both serve as primary stains, producing blue stained gram positive bacteria, along with red gram negative bacteria and nuclei, while the Advanced Picric Acid/Acetone provides a yellow to pink counterstain.
Brown and Brenn 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. Brown and Brenn Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-255 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Brown and Brenn 100ml Special Stain Kit
Brown and Brenn 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Hucker's Gentian Violet 100ml, 1% Safranin O 100ml, Universal Iodine Solution 100ml, ADVANCED Picric Acid/Acetone 100ml and Gram's Decolorizer 100ml.
Brown and Brenn Pint Special Stain Kit
Brown and Brenn Histology Stain Kit components: Hucker's Gentian Violet pint, 1% Safranin O pint, Universal Iodine Solution pint, ADVANCED Picric Acid/Acetone pint and Gram's Decolorizer pint.
Combined Eosinophil & Mast Cell (C.E.M.) Special Stain Kit: Stains for eosinophils and mast cells in just over 60 minutes.
The MasterTech C.E.M. Stain Kit is commonly used for demonstrating inflammation or allergic reactions. Astra Blue and Vital New Red both serve as primary stains, producing bright blue mast cells, bright red eosinophils with blue to purple nuclei counterstained by Hematoxylin.
C.E.M. 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. C.E.M. Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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C.E.M. Pint Special Stain Kit
C.E.M. Histology Stain Kit components: Hucker's Gentian Violet pint, 1% Safranin O pint, Universal Iodine Solution pint, ADVANCED Picric Acid/Acetone pint and Gram's Decolorizer pint.
American MasterTech recommends using a Mast Cell Control Slide with the Combined Eosinophil & Mast Cell (C.E.M.) Histology Special Stain Kit
CellMate Special Stain Kit: Stains for Helicobacter Pylori, Mast Cells, and Bone Marrow in an easy 3-stain, one-step, 10-minute procedure.
CellMate™ is the perfect helper for busy pathology laboratories. Using the simple three stains/one-step procedure any technician or physician can produce beautiful diagnostic slides in ten minutes. This simple procedure will demonstrate Helicobacter Pylori, Mast Cells and Bone Marrow. This product is so compact and portable it can be taken to clinics, hospitals and doctors offices.
CellMate 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 160-200 slides. CellMate Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 680-1000 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Colloidal Iron Special Stain Kit: Stains for acid mucosubstances in just 45 minutes.
In the Colloidal Iron Special Stain Kit the working Colloidal Iron Solution is absorbed and reacts with a working Prussian Blue Solution, serving as the primary stain by producing blue acid mucosubstances against pink to red collagen counterstained by Van Gieson’s.
Colloidal Iron 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 14 and 225 slides. Colloidal Iron Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 675-900 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Colloidal Iron 100ml Special Stain Kit
Colloidal Iron 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Colloidal Iron Stock 100ml, Van Gieson's Stain 100ml, 3% Potassium Ferrocyanide Solution 100ml, 3% Hydrochloric Acid Solution 100ml and 12% Acetic Acid Pint.
Colloidal Iron Pint Special Stain Kit
Colloidal Iron Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Colloidal Iron Stock pint, Van Gieson's Stain pint, 3% Potassium Ferrocyanide Solution pint, 3% Hydrochloric Acid Solution pint, and 12% Acetic Acid Liter.
American MasterTech recommends using an Small Intestine Control Slide with the Colloidal Iron Histology Special Stain Kit.
Congo Red Amyloid Special Stain Kit: Stains for acid mucosubstances in just 45 minutes.
In the Congo Red Amyloid Special Stain Kit the working Colloidal Iron Solution is absorbed and reacts with a working Prussian Blue Solution, serving as the primary stain by producing blue acid mucosubstances against pink to red collagen counterstained by Van Gieson’s.
Congo Red Amyloid 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Congo Red Amyloid Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 680-1000 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Congo Red Amyloid 100ml Special Stain Kit
Congo Red Amyloid 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Congo Red Stain 100ml, Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin 100ml and 1% Sodium Hydroxide Pint.
Congo Red Amyloid Pint Special Stain Kit
Congo Red Amyloid Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Congo Red Stain pint, Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin pint, and 1% Sodium Hydroxide 2 pints.
American MasterTech recommends using an Amyloid Control Slide with the Congo Red Amyloid Histology Special Stain Kit.
Copper Special Stain Kit: Stains for copper in just 10 minutes.
The Copper Special Stain Kit includes a 10 minute microwave procedure and the traditional 18 hour procedure. Rhodanine Stock Solution serves as the primary stain, producing light brown to red cytoplasmic copper granules with blue nuclei counterstained by Hematoxylin.
Copper 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 680-1000 slides. Copper Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 1500-2000 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using a Copper Control Slide with the Copper Histology Special Stain Kit.
Dieterle's Special Stain Kit: Stains for d. bodies, fungi, h. pylori, l. pneumophila, and spirochetes in just 45 minutes.
The Dieterle's Special Stain Kit is nearly identical both in composition and procedure to the MasterTech Steiner Stain Kit. See Steiner Stain Kit for more information.
Dieterle's 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides. Dieterle's Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-192 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Dieterle's 100ml Special Stain Kit
Dieterle's 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 10% Zinc Formalin 100ml, 2.5% Gum Mastic 125ml, Solution B 5ml, Hydroquinone Capsules 5 each, Solution A 100ml and Wiley's Solution 100ml.
Dieterle's Pint Special Stain Kit
Dieterle's Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 10% Zinc Formalin pint, 2.5% Gum Mastic 2 pints, Solution B 25ml, Hydroquinone Capsules 25each, Solution A pint and Wiley's Solution pint.
DippKwik Differential Special Stain Kit: Stains FNAs, bone marrows, blood smears, and helicobacter pylori in two minutes.
DIPP*KWIK is an excellent differential stain for Hematology, Cytology, and Histology. Solutions #2 and #3 serve as primary stains, producing purple neutrophils, pink to red eosinophils, and blue helicobacter pylori.
DippKwik Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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DippKwik Pint Special Stain Kit
DippKwik Histology Stain Kit components: Solution #1 500ml, Solution#2 500ml and Solution #3 500ml.
Elastic Special Stain Kit, Verhoeff's: Stains for elastic fibers in just 20 minutes.
The Verhoeff's Elastic Special Stain Kit is used to demonstrate changes in elastic tissue such as atrophy, arteriosclerotic changes, reduplication, breaks, splitting, or to determine whether blood vessels have been invaded by a tumor. Verhoeffs working solution serves as the primary stain in this regressive method, overstained and then differentiated to produce purple to black elastic fibers and pink to red collagen against yellow background tissue counterstained by Van Gieson’s.
Verhoeff's Elastic 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. Verhoeff Elastic Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using Aorta Control Slides with the Verhoeff's Elastic Histology Special Stain Kit.
Feulgen Special Stain Kit: Stains for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 35 minutes.
Also known as the Feulgen Reaction, hydrochloric acid removes the purine bases from the DNA, leaving the sugars and phosphates. This creates an aldehyde group that can be demonstrated by the Schiff’s Solution. The MasterTech Feulgen Stain kit is up to two times faster than similar procedures, sometimes requiring 60 minutes alone in the Schiff’s. Schiff’s Solution serves as the primary stain, producing red to purple stained DNA against a light green background counterstained by Fast Green.
Feulgen 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Feulgen 100ml Special Stain Kit
Feulgen 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 1.0N Hydrochloric Acid Pint, Sulfurous Rinse 2 Pints, Schiff's Solution Pint, 0.2% Fast Green 100ml.
Fite's Special Stain Kit, Leprosy Stain: Stains for mycobacterium leprae and nocardia in less than 30 minutes.
The Fite's Special Stain Kit is commonly used demonstrate the causative organism of leprosy. The MasterTech Fite’s Stain Kit differs from similar kits or procedures in that Advanced Carbol Fuchsin (ACF) is used instead of a standard Carbol Fuchsin. In comparison to standard Carbol Fuchsins, MasterTech ACF requires no heat and has a much shorter staining time by combining all three fuchsin dyes. Advanced Carbol Fuchsin serves as the primary stain, producing red bacteria against a blue background counterstained by Methylene Blue.
Fite's 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 53-66 slides. Fite's Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 211-330 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Fite's 100ml Special Stain Kit
Fite's 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Xylene Peanut Oil 100ml, Advanced Carbol Fucshin 100ml, Methylene Blue Stain 100ml and 1% Acid Alcohol Pint.
Fite's Pint Special Stain Kit
Fite's Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Xylene Peanut Oil 2 Pints, Advanced Carbol Fucshin Pint, Methylene Blue Stain Pint and 1% Acid Alcohol 2 Pints.
American MasterTech recommends using Leprosy Control Slides with the Fite's Histology Special Stain Kit.
Fontana Masson Special Stain Kit: Stains for argentaffin cells, granules, carcinoid tumors, and melanin in 60 minutes.
In the Fontana Masson Special Stain Kit, Argentaffin cells possess the ability to bind and reduce silver to a visible metal without requiring a reducing agent, allowing this stain to be performed with fewer steps than other silver stains. An Ammoniacal Silver Developer Solution serves as the primary stain, producing brown to black melanin granules against a pink to red background counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Fontana Masson 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 28-48 slides. Fontana Masson Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-240 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Fontana Masson 100ml Special Stain Kit
Fontana Masson 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Fontana Silver Solution 5 vials, 0.1% Gold Chloride 100ml, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate 100ml and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Fontana Masson Pint Special Stain Kit
Fontana Masson Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Fontana Silver Solution 20 vials, 0.1% Gold Chloride Pint, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate Pint and Nuclear Fast Red Stain Pint.
G.M.S. Special Stain Kit: Stains for fungi and pneumocystis carinii in just 15 minutes.
The G.M.S. Special Stain Kit includes a 15 minute microwave procedure and the traditional one hour and thirty minute procedure. The MasterTech G.M.S. Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Grocott Methenamine Silver Technique. The MasterTech G.M.S. Stain Kit differs from this technique through the use of a stabilized, pre-measured Methenamine Silver Compound, instead of Methenamine Borate, Hexamine, or Silver Nitrate Solutions. This benefits the end user through ease of use and a longer shelf life. A Methenamine Silver Developer Solution serves as the primary stain, with Gold Chloride toning the tissue sections, producing gray to black fungi and pneumocystis carinii against a green background counterstained with Light Green.
G.M.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides. G.M.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 100-400 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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G.M.S. 100ml Special Stain Kit
G.M.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Methenamine Silver Compound 5 vials (each vial makes 50ml, Includes Sodium Borate), 5% Chromic Acid 100ml, 1% Sodium Bisulfite 100ml, 0.3% Gold Chloride 100ml, 2% Sodium Thiosulfate 100ml, Light Green Counterstain 100ml and 4 plastic slide jars.
G.M.S. Pint Special Stain Kit
G.M.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Methenamine Silver Compound 20 vials (10 vials make 500ml working solution, includes Sodium Borate), 5% Chromic Acid pint, 1% Sodium Bisulfite pint, 0.3% Gold Chloride pint, 2% Sodium Thiosulfate pint, Light Green Counterstain pint and plastic slide jars.
Genta Triple Special Stain Kit: Stains for helicobacter pylori, goblet cells, acid mucins, and mucous cells in one hour.
Silver Nitrate, developed by the Hydroquinone based reducing solution also serves as the primary stain in the Genta Triple Special Stain Kit, producing dark brown to black helicobacter pylori and nuclei. Alcian Blue also serves as a secondary stain, producing blue stained goblet cells and acid mucins. The remainder of the tissue, including mucous producing cells, oxyntic producing cells, and the background are counterstained pink to brown by Eosin Y.
Genta Triple 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 23-32 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Giemsa May-Grunwald Special Stain Kit: Stains for bone marrow, core sections, mast cells, and helicobacter pylori in 25 minutes.
The Giemsa May-Grunwald Special Stain Kit is used to differentiate cells present in hematopoietic tissue. Both May-Grunwald and Giemsa Stock serve as primary stains, producing blue to purple nuclei, cytoplasm, helicobacter pylori, and mast cells.
Giemsa May-Grunwald 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields 54 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Giemsa Special Stain Kit, Optimized: Stains bone marrow and gastric tissue in under 15 minutes.
Over the past decade, the dye content for Giemsa stain has changed dramatically during the manufacturing process, reducing the polychromatic qualities in Giemsa stains, world-wide. The MasterTech Optimized Giemsa Stain Kit restores these metachromatic qualities within the dye through the development of a specially formulated Giemsa Buffer, providing excellent staining results. Giemsa serves as the primary stain, producing blue to purple nuclei, cytoplasm, and helicobacter.
Optimized Giemsa Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 340-620 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Gridley's Special Stain Kit: Stains hyphae, conidia, elastin, mucin, and fungi in less than two hours.
The Gridley’s Stain is a modification of the Bauer technique in which a fewer number of reactive aldehyde groups remain intact to react with Schiff’s Solution. The result is less background staining and more highly defined fungi. Both Schiff’s Solution and Aldehyde Fuchsin serve as primary stains, producing pink to purple hyphae, conidia, elastic tissue, and mucin against a yellow backgound, counterstained by Metanil Yellow.
Gridley's 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 30-40 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using Fungus Control Slides with the Gridley's Histology Special Stain Kit.
Grimelius (Microwave) Special Stain Kit: Stains argyrophil cells in under 25 minutes.
The Grimelius Special Stain Kit is commonly used to demonstrate argyrophil granules in neurosecretory tumors. These tissue components have the ability to bind silver ions, but not reduce it to a visible form. This Silver Nitrate, developed by the Hydroquinone based reducing solution serves as the primary stain, producing brown to black argyrophil cells and a pink to red nuclei against a yellow to tan background, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Grimelius 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 8-16 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Grimelius 100ml Special Stain Kit
Grimelius 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Silver Nitrate Solution 100ml, Sodium Sulfite 5 Vials, Hydroquinone 5 Capsules and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
H & E Special Stain Kit: Stains nuclei and cytoplasm in under 15 minutes.
For more than three decades, American MasterTech has been known for its premium Harris Hematoxylin. Only dyes certified by the Biological Staining Commision are used in MasterTech Harris Hematoxylin. Lot formulations are constantly adjusted for dye content, ensuring that every batch of hematoxylin provides consistent and vibrant nuclear staining. Harris Hematoxylin serves as the primary stain, producing blue to purple nuclei against a pink to red background, counterstained by Eosin Y.
H & E Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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H & E Pint Special Stain Kit
H & E Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Harris Hematoxylin pint, Eosin Y Stain pint, Differentiating Solution pint, and Bluing Solution pint..
HelicoStat - Rapid Helicobacter Special Stain Kit: Stains for helicobacter pylori in 25 minutes.
The HelicoStat Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to Alcian Yellow/Toluidine Blue Helicobacter Pylori Stains such as the Leung and Gibbon’s Technique. The Helico*Stat Stain Kit differs from these procedures by using true Alcian Yellow dye instead of an alternative. This provides excellent contrast between the organism and mucin. Toluidine Blue serves as the primary stain, producing blue helicobacter pylori and background against yellow mucins, counterstained by Alcian Yellow.
HelicoStat 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 53-66 slides. HelicoStat Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 211-330 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Hepatitis B Special Stain Kit: Stains for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in two hours and thirty minutes.
Orcein Stain serves as the primary stain, differentiated to produce red to brown aggregates in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes and Kupffer cells against a pink to red background.
Hepatitis B 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 53-66 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Hepatitis B 100ml Special Stain Kit
Hepatitis B 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 5% Potassium Permanganate 30ml, 3% Sulfuric Acid 30ml, 2% Oxalic Acid Solution 100ml, Orcein Stain 100ml and Differentiating Solution (Alcoholic) 100ml.
Iron Special Stain Kit: Stains ferric iron in under 30 minutes.
The Iron Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Pearl’s Technique and Gomori’s Iron Reaction for staining ferric iron. The MasterTech Iron Stain is less hazardous than these procedures and provides more precise results by using lower strength Hydrochloric Acid and Potassium Ferrocyanide. A Working Prussian Blue Solution serves as the primary stain, producing blue ferric iron against a pink to red background with red nuclei, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Iron 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Iron Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Iron 100ml Special Stain Kit
Iron 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: P3% Potassium Ferrocyanide Pint, 3% Hydrochloric Acid Pint, and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Iron Pint Special Stain Kit
Iron Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 3% Potassium Ferrocyanide 2 pints, 3% Hydrochloric Acid 2 pints, and Nuclear Fast Red Stain pint.
American MasterTech recommends using Ferric Iron Control Slides with the Iron Histology Special Stain Kit.
Jones Basement Membrane Reticulum Special Stain Kit: Stains basement membrane and reticulum fibers in just 20 minutes.
The Jones Basement Membrane Reticulum Special Stain Kit includes a 10 minute microwave procedure and the traditional one hour and thirty minute procedure. This kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Periodic Acid/Methenamine Silver Procedure for Basement Membranes. The MasterTech Jones Stain Kit differs from this procedure by using Nuclear Fast Red as a counterstain instead of Light Green, which provides better contrast. A Methenamine Silver Developer Solution serves as the primary stain, with Gold Chloride toning the tissue sections, producing gray to black basement membranes and reticulum fibers against a pink to red background with red nuclei, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Jones 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 30-112 slides. Jones Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-240 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Jones Basement Membrane Reticulum 100ml Special Stain Kit
Jones 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 0.5% Periodic Acid 100ml, 3% Methenamine 2x125ml, 5% Silver Nitrate 100ml, 0.2M Boric Acid 100ml, 0.25M Sodium Borate 100ml, 0.2% Gold Chloride 100ml, 3% Sodium Thiosulfate 100ml, Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Jones Basement Membrane Reticulum Pint Special Stain Kit
Jones Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 0.5% Periodic Acid Pint, 3% Methenamine Pint, 5% Silver Nitrate 100ml, 0.2M Boric Acid 100ml, 0.25M Sodium Borate 100ml, 0.2% Gold Chloride Pint, 3% Sodium Thiosulfate Pint, Nuclear Fast Red Stain Pint.
American MasterTech recommends using Recticulum Fibers Control Slides with the Jones Basement Membrane Reticulum Histology Special Stain Kit.
Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Special Stain Kit: Stains myelin sheaths and nissl substances in two hours and fifteen minutes.
Both Luxol Fast Blue and Cresyl Echt Violet serve as primary stains in the Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Special Stain Kit, producing blue myelin fibers, with purple nissl substances and nuclei.
Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet 100ml Special Stain Kit
Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Luxol Fast Blue Stain 100ml, Cresyl Echt Violet Stain 100ml, 70% Reagent Alcohol Pint, 0.05% Lithium Carbonate Pint.
Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Pint Special Stain Kit
Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Luxol Fast Blue Stain Pint, Cresyl Echt Violet Stain Pint, 70% Reagent Alcohol 2 Pints, and 0.05% Lithium Carbonate 2 Pints.
American MasterTech recommends using Myelin Control Slides with the Luxol Fast Blue-Cresyl Echt Violet Histology Special Stain Kit.
McDonald's Gram Special Stain Kit: Stains for gram positive and gram negative bacteria in less than five minutes.
The McDonald's Gram Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Brown and Brenn, Brown and Hopps, and Modified Gram Methods for staining gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The MasterTech Gram Stain Kit differs from these procedures in that Carbol Fuchsin is used instead of Saffranin which intensifies the stains. The kit is also safer to use than the traditional procedures because the hazardous Gallegos Differentiating solution and picric acid/acetone is eliminated. The results are identical to the Brown & Brenn stain without the exposure to hazardous chemicals. Both Gentian Violet and Carbol Fuchsin serve as the primary stains, producing blue gram positive bacteria and red gram negative bacteria against a yellow background, counterstained by Tartrazine.
McDonald's Gram 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. McDonald's Gram Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Muci Plus Special Stain Kit: Stains epithelial mucins in just 20 minutes.
The Muci Plus Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Mayer Mucicarmine method for staining mucins. The MasterTech Muci Plus Stain Kit contains a specially formulated Mucicarmine stain known as Muci-10 Plus that dramatically reduces primary staining time to 10 minutes, while most other kits on the market take an hour. Muci-10 Plus serves as the primary stain, producing pink to red epithelial mucins. Hematoxylin acts as a secondary stain, producing blue to purple nuclei against a yellow background, counterstained by Metanil Yellow.
Muci Plus 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Muci Plus Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Muci Plus 100ml Special Stain Kit
Muci Plus 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Muci-10 Plus 100ml, Modified Mayers Hematoxylin 100ml and Metanil Yellow Stain 100ml.
Muci Plus Pint Special Stain Kit
Muci Plus Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Muci-10 Plus pint, Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin pint, and Metanil Yellow Stain pint.
Oil Red O Special Stain Kit: Stains fat cells and neutral fats in 10 minutes.
Oil Red O serves as the primary stain in the Oil Red O Special Stain Kit, producing red fat cells with blue nuclei stained by the Hematoxylin.
Oil Red O 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Oil Red O Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Oil Red O 100ml Special Stain Kit
Oil Red O 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Propylene Glycol Pint, Oil Red Stain O 100ml and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin 100ml.
Oil Red O Pint Special Stain Kit
Oil Red O Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Propylene Glycol 2 pints, Oil Red Stain O pint, and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin pint.
P.A.S. Special Stain Kit: Stains for glycogen, mucin, fungi, and basement membranes in under 25 minutes.
Schiff’s Solution serves as the primary stain in the P.A.S. Special Stain Kit, producing pink to red basement membranes, fungi, glycogen, and mucin against a green background, counterstained by light green. If Hematoxylin is used as a secondary stain, nuclei is rendered blue.
P.A.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. P.A.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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P.A.S. 100ml Special Stain Kit
P.A.S. 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Schiff's Solution Pint, 0.5% Periodic Acid Solution 100ml, Light Green Counterstain 100ml and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin 100ml.
P.A.S. Pint Special Stain Kit
P.A.S. Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 0.5% Periodic Acid pint, Schiff's Solution two pints, Light Green Counterstain pint, and Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin pint.
P.T.A.H. (Microwave) Special Stain Kit: Stains for collagen, fibrin, and striated muscle in under one hour.
The P.T.A.H. Special Stain Kit includes a 55 minute microwave procedure and the traditional 15 hour procedure. Unlike similar kits on the market, the MasterTech P.T.A.H. Stain Kit is less hazardous, using Zinc Chloride instead of mercuric based mordants, which also eliminates the need for Potassium Dichromate. Ferric Ammonium Sulfate is also used instead of Acidic Potassium Permanganate, further reducing the stain kit’s hazard. P.T.A.H. serves as the primary stain, producing blue fibrin, muscle, and nuclei, with brown to red collagen.
P.T.A.H. 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. P.T.A.H. Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Papanicolaou Special Stain Kit: Stains atypical, inflammatory, and malignant cells in cytology smears in 20 minutes.
Both OG-6 and EA-50 serve as primary stains in the Papanicolaou Special Stain Kit, producing producing pink, green, orange, or brown cytoplasm, pink to red nucleoli, cilia, squamous cells, and red blood cells. Hematoxylin acts as a secondary stain, producing blue chromatin and nuclei.
Papanicolaou Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Pentachrome Special Stain Kit - Russell Movat: Stains all connective tissue elements, mucins, and nuclei in just over one hour.
The Russell Movat Pentachrome Special Stain Kit has three primary stains, Verhoeff’s Elastic Stain, Alcian Blue, and Crocein Scarlet which produce purple to black elastic fibers and nuclei, blue to green mucins, red muscle, and red fibrinoid against a yellow background with collagen, counterstained by Alcoholic Saffron Solution.
Russell Movat Pentachrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 36-45 slides. Russell Movat Pentachrome Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Pneumocystis Special Stain Kit - CN 1.5: Stains for pneumocystis carinii in under 25 minutes.
Cresyl Echt Violet serves as the primary stain in the Pneumocystis Special Stain Kit, producing blue to purple pneumocystis carinii, blue to green connective tissue, pink to purple mucin, and cartilage. Naphthol Yellow acts as a secondary stain, producing yellow erythrocytes.
Pneumocystis 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Pneumocystis Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Pneumocystis 100ml Special Stain Kit
Pneumocystis 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Cresyl Echt Violet Stain 100ml, Naphthol Yellow S Stain 100ml, and one slide jar.
Pneumocystis Pint Special Stain Kit
Pneumocystis Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Cresyl Echt Violet Stain Pint, Naphthol Yellow S Stain Pint, and five slide jars.
American MasterTech recommends using Pneumocystis Control Slides with the Pneumocystis Histology Special Stain Kit.
Reticulum Special Stain Kit - Chandler's Precision™: Stains reticulum fibers with no background staining in 30 minutes.
The Chandler’s Precision™ Reticulum Special Stain Kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Gomori, Gordon and Sweets, Snook’s, Laidlaw’s, Wilder’s, Modified Gridley’s, and Foot’s technique staining for Reticular FIbers, often performed during the differential diagnosis of various types of tumors or liver diease. In addition to being much shorter than many of these procedures, the MasterTech Chandler’s Precision™ Reticulum Stain Kit does not use radioactive Uranyl Nitrate, or cumbersome Lithium Silver solutions. With easy to use, pre-measured Silver Solution vials and a specially formulated Nuclear Fast Red that reduces flocculation, this kit will produce vibrant nuclei and contrasting reticulum fibers with a background free of staining artifacts and debris. An Ammoniacal Silver Developer Solution serves as the primary stain, producing brown to black reticulum fibers against a pink to red background counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Chandler’s Precision™ Reticulum 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 30-112 slides. Chandler’s Precision™ Reticulum Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 120-480 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using Reticulum Fibers Control Slides with the Chandler’s Precision™ Reticulum Histology Special Stain Kit.
Steiner Special Stain Kit: Stains for d. bodies, fungi, h. pylori, l. pneumophila, and spirochetes in 40 minutes.
The Steiner Special Stain Kit includes a 40 minute microwave procedure and the traditional one hour procedure. This kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the Traditional Steiner and Dieterle’s stain. The MasterTech Steiner Stain Kit differs from simliar kits by eliminating radioactive Uranyl Nitrate, providing pre-measured Hydroquinone capsules, and modifying the original technique, which creates a safer, easier to use procedure that provides optimal staining results and reduced background staining. Silver Nitrate, developed by the Hydroquinone based reducing solution serves as the primary stain, producing dark brown to black donovan bodies, fungi, helicobacter pylori, legionella pneumophila, and spirochetes, against a yellow to brown background.
Steiner 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides. Steiner Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-192 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Sudan Black B Histochemical Special Stain Kit: Stains leukocyte granules in bone marrow smears and cores in just 10 minutes.
TThe MasterTech Sudan Black B Stain Kit contains a modified, stronger Sudan Black B stain which requires half the time of similar stains or kits on the market. Sudan Black B serves as the primary stain, producing blue to black neutrophils with blue nuclei stained by Hematoxylin.
Sudan Black B 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 72-108 slides. Sudan Black B Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 144-225 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Sudan Black B 100ml Special Stain Kit
Sudan Black B 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 70% Reagent Alcohol Pint, Modified Mayers Hematoxylin 100ml, Modified Sudan B Stain Kit 100ml and ExCell Plus™ Fixative 100ml.
Sudan Black B Pint Special Stain Kit
Sudan Black B Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 70% Reagent Alcohol 2 Pints, Modified Mayers Hematoxylin Pint, Modified Sudan B Stain Kit Pint and ExCell Plus™ Fixative Pint.
American MasterTech recommends using Bone Marrow Control Slides with the Sudan Black B Histology Special Stain Kit.
Trichrome Special Stain Kit - Mallory's: Stains for collagen, elastic, mucous, muscle, pituitary cells, and reticulum in 30 minutes.
Both Acid Fuchsin and Aniline Blue/Orange G serve as primary stains in the Mallory's Trichrome Special Stain Kit, producing blue beta cells, collagen fibers, mucous, and reticulum, with red muscle, alpha cells, nuclei, and pink to yellow elastic fibers stained by Aniline Blue/Orange G.
Mallory's Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Mallory's Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Mallory's Trichrome 100ml Special Stain Kit
Mallory's Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Acid Fuchsin Stain 100ml, Phosphomolybdic Acid Solution 100ml, and Aniline Blue/Orange G Stain 100ml.
Mallory's Trichrome Pint Special Stain Kit
Mallory's Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Acid Fuchsin Stain Pint, Phosphomolybdic Acid Solution Pint, and Aniline Blue/Orange G Stain Pint.
American MasterTech recommends using Trichrome Control Slides with the Mallory's Trichrome Histology Special Stain Kit.
Trichrome Special Stain Kit - Masson's : Stains for collagen and muscle in less than 20 minutes.
Trichrome stains are commonly used to identify increases in collagenous tissue to assist in the diagnosis of diseases such as liver cirrhosis. Masson's Trichrome Special Stain Kit includes a 20 minute
microwave procedure and the traditional one hour and forty minute procedure. For a lower hazard alternative without Bouin’s Fluid that provides identical results, try the MasterTech Masson’s 2000 Trichrome Stain Kit. Biebrich Scarlet/Acid Fuchsin and Aniline Blue serve as the primary stains, producing red cytoplasm, intercellular fiber, keratin, and muscle, with purple to black nuclei, counterstained by Weigert’s Hematoxylin.
Masson's Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Masson's Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Masson's Trichrome 100ml Special Stain Kit
Masson's Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Bouins Fluid 100ml, Bieberich Scarlet/Acid Fucshin 100ml, Phosphomolybdic/Phoshotungstic Acid 100ml, Aniline Blue Stain 100ml, 1% Acetic Acid 100ml and Weigert's A & B Hematoxylin 100ml each.
Masson's Trichrome Pint Special Stain Kit
Masson's Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Bouins Fluid Pint, Bieberich Scarlet/Acid Fucshin Pint, Phosphomolybdic/Phoshotungstic Acid Pint, Aniline Blue Stain Pint, 1% Acetic Acid Pint and Weigert's A & B Hematoxylin Pint each.
American MasterTech recommends using Trichrome Control Slides with the Masson's Trichrome Histology Special Stain Kit.
Trichrome Special Stain Kit - Masson's 2000: Stains for collagen and muscle in less than 30 minutes.
Trichrome stains are commonly used to identify increases in collagenous tissue to assist in the diagnosis of diseases such as liver cirrhosis. The Masson's 2000 Trichrome Special Stain Kit includes a 40 minute
microwave procedure and the traditional two hour procedure. The Masson’s 2000 Stain Kit is a low hazard alternative to the traditional Masson’s Trichrome Stain Kit which uses Bouin’s Fluid. Instead, a specially formulated Bouin's 2000™ is used, that is free of both formaldehyde and picric acid. Biebrich Scarlet/Acid Fuchsin and Aniline Blue serve as the primary stains, producing red cytoplasm, intercellular fiber, keratin, and muscle, with purple to black nuclei, counterstained by Weigert’s Hematoxylin.
Masson's 2000 Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 80-100 slides. Masson's 2000 Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Masson's 2000 Trichrome 100ml Special Stain Kit
Masson's 2000 Trichrome 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: Bouin's 2000™ 100ml, Bieberich Scarlet/Acid Fucshin 100ml, Phosphomolybdic/Phosphotungstic Acid 100ml, Aniline Blue Stain 100ml, 1% Acetic Acid 100ml and Weigert's A & B Hematoxylin 100ml each.
Masson's 2000 Trichrome Pint Special Stain Kit
Masson's 2000 Trichrome Pint Histology Stain Kit components: Bouin's 2000™ Pint, Bieberich Scarlet/Acid Fucshin Pint, Phosphomolybdic/Phosphotungstic Acid Pint, Aniline Blue Stain Pint, 1% Acetic Acid Pint and Weigert's A & B Hematoxylin Pint each.
American MasterTech recommends using Trichrome Control Slides with the Masson's 2000 Trichrome Histology Special Stain Kit.
Trichrome Special Stain Kit - One-Step: Stains for collagen and muscle in one hour and 15 minutes.
The MasterTech One-Step Trichrome Kit makes staining for collagen or muscle, fast and easy. Unlike traditional one-step procedures, Modified Mayer’s Hematoxylin is used instead of Weigerts Hematoxylin, eliminating the need for unnecessary steps, while making this kit ready-to-use. One Step Trichrome serves as the primary stain, producing pink to red cytoplasm, intercellular fiber, keratin, and muscle, blue or green collagen, and mucus, depending on the Trichrome color chosen, and blue nuclei stained by Mayer’s Hematoxylin.
One-Step Trichrome Blue/Red Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. One-Step Trichrome Green/Red Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 320-500 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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American MasterTech recommends using Trichrome Control Slides with the One-Step Trichrome Histology Special Stain Kit.
Von Kossa Special Stain Kit: Stains for calcium deposits in just 30 minutes.
Silver Nitrate serves as the primary stain in the Von Kossa Special Stain Kit, reacting with the anions and ultra-violet light to produce brown to black calcium salts against pink to red cytoplasm and nuceli, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red.
Von Kossa 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 20-32 slides. Von Kossa Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-192 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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Von Kossa 100ml Special Stain Kit
Von Kossa 100ml Histology Stain Kit components: 5% Silver Nitrate 100ml, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate 100ml and Nuclear Fast Red Stain 100ml.
Von Kossa Pint Special Stain Kit
Von Kossa Pint Histology Stain Kit components: 5% Silver Nitrate Pint, 5% Sodium Thiosulfate Pint and Nuclear Fast Red Stain Pint.
American MasterTech recommends using Calcium Control Slides with the Von Kossa Histology Special Stain Kit.
Warthin-Starry Special Stain Kit: Stains cat scratch fever, h. pylori, l. pneumophila, and spirochetes in 15 minutes.
The Warthin-Starry Special Stain Kit includes a 15 minute microwave and traditional procedure. This kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to the traditional Warthin-Starry Stain. This kit differs from the traditional procedure by incorporating optimized reagents which allows the MasterTech Warthin-Starry Staining time to be reduced to just 15 minutes instead of more than two hours. Silver Nitrate, developed by the Hydroquinone based reducing solution serves as the primary stain, producing dark brown to black cat scratch fever, helicobacter pylori, legionella pneumophila, and spirochetes against a yellow to brown background.
Warthin-Starry 100ml Histology Stain Kit yields between 24-48 slides. Warthin-Starry Pint Histology Stain Kit yields between 50-256 slides. Slide Yields assume maximum slides stained per run, maximum runs per use. Actual Slide Yields may vary.
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