| Verhoeff's elastic tissue stain | <technique> A stain for tissue sections in which a mixture of haematoxylin, ferric chloride, and Lugol's iodine solution is used; tissue may be counterstained, if desired, with eosin or van Gieson's stain; elastic fibres and nuclei appear blue-black to black while collagen and other components are shades of pink to red. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Verhoeff, Frederick | <person> U.S. Ophthalmologist, 1874-1968. See: Verhoeff's elastic tissue stain. (05 Mar 2000) |