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Reticulin stain

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Staining method in histology

A liver biopsy stained using the reticulin demonstrating the normal hepatic plate thickness and mild steatosis

In pathology, the reticulin stain is a popular staining method in histology. It is used to visualize reticular fiber and used extensively in liver histo pathology.

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References

Lefkowitch JH. Special stains in diagnostic liver pathology. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2006 Aug-Nov;23(3-4):190-8. Review. PMID 17355092.

v t e Microbial and histological stains
Iron/hemosiderin	Perls Prussian blue
Lipids	Sudan stain Sudan II Sudan III Sudan IV Oil Red O Sudan Black B
Carbohydrates	Alcian blue Mucicarmine Periodic acid–Schiff stain
Amyloid	Congo red Thioflavin
Bacteria	Gram stain Methyl violet/Gentian violet Safranin Acid-fast Ziehl–Neelsen stain/Kinyoun stain Carbol fuchsin/Fuchsine Methylene blue Auramine–rhodamine stain Auramine O Rhodamine B Auramine phenol stain
Connective tissue	trichrome stain: Masson's trichrome stain/Lillie's trichrome Light Green SF yellowish Biebrich scarlet Phosphomolybdic acid Fast Green FCF Sirius Red Van Gieson's stain
Other	Cresyl violet Cyanine Jaswant Singh–Bhattacharji (JSB) stain H&E stain Haematoxylin Eosin Y Janus Green B Giemsa stain Gömöri trichrome stain Luxol fast blue stain Methyl blue Moeller stain Movat's stain Neutral red Schaeffer–Fulton stain Silver stain Bielschowsky stain Grocott's methenamine silver stain Warthin–Starry stain Wright's stain
Tissue stainability	Acidophilic Basophilic Chromophobic

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