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Basic Staining Techniques Report
Basic Staining Techniques Report
Techniques in
Histology
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MEMBERS
Batallones, Lemuel Rico, Samuel Santillan, Shan
Potente, Alexis Paul Saril, Alf Gabriel Tutaan, Karl Owen
Basod, Mart Jones
Hematoxylin
Basic Dye
Dark blue or dark purple in color
Positively charged and stains nucleic acid and
Ribosomes
Procedure: color
• The first step in gram staining is the use of crystal violet dye for the
slide's initial staining.
• The next step, also known as fixing the dye, involves using iodine to
form crystal violet- iodine complex to prevent easy removal of dye.
• Subsequently, a decolorizer, often solvent of ethanol and acetone, is
used to remove the dye.
Simple Staining
• involving only one stain/solution