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In [[histology]], the ”’HOPS [[staining|stain]]”’ is a way of marking tissue for microscopic examination. ”HOPS” is an [[acronym]] for ”[[haematoxylin]]”, ”[[orcein]]”, ”[[ |
In [[histology]], the ”’HOPS [[staining|stain]]”’ is a way of marking tissue for microscopic examination. ”HOPS” is an [[acronym]] for ”[[haematoxylin]]”, ”[[orcein]]”, ”[[]]” and ”[[saffron]]”.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=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=10.1161/01.str.23.8.1175 |doi-access=free |url=http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/8/1175.pdf}}</ref> |
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==Appearance of tissues stained with HOPS== |
==Appearance of tissues stained with HOPS== |
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*[[Cell nucleus|nuclei]] appear blue (haematoxylin) |
*[[Cell nucleus|nuclei]] appear blue (haematoxylin) |
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*[[elastin]] appears black (orcein) |
*[[elastin]] appears black (orcein) |
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*[[muscle]] appears red ( |
*[[muscle]] appears red () |
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*[[connective tissue]] appears yellow (saffron) |
*[[connective tissue]] appears yellow (saffron) |
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 25 November 2025
In histology, the HOPS stain is a way of marking tissue for microscopic examination. HOPS is an acronym for haematoxylin, orcein, phloxine and saffron.[1]
Appearance of tissues stained with HOPS
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