| Heidenhain | Rudolph P., German histologist and physiologist, 1834-1897. See: Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes, Heidenhain's law, Heidenhain's azan stain, Heidenhain's iron haematoxylin stain, Heidenhain pouch, Biondi-Heidenhain stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Heidenhain's azan stain | <technique> A technique using azocarmine B or G followed by aniline blue to stain nuclei and erythrocytes red, muscle orange, glia fibrils reddish, mucin blue, and collagen and reticulum dark blue. Origin: azocarmine + aniline blue (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heidenhain's crescents | The serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. Synonym: Giannuzzi's crescents, Giannuzzi's demilunes, Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heidenhain's demilunes | The serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. Synonym: Giannuzzi's crescents, Giannuzzi's demilunes, Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heidenhain's iron haematoxylin stain | <technique> An iron alum haematoxylin stain used for staining muscle striations and mitotic structures blue-black. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heidenhain's law | Glandular secretion is always accompanied by an alteration in the structure of the gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Biondi-Heidenhain stain | <technique> An obsolete stain for spirochetes, using acid fuchsin and orange G. (05 Mar 2000) |
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