xii - Contents 



Chapter 15. Silver Impregnation II 189 



NeuroloS'ical Stainino- 191 



Astrocytes 193 



Oligodendroglia and Microglia 194 



Nissl Substance 195 



Neurofibrils 197 



Nerve Cells and Fibers 198 



Nerve Fibers and Endings 203 



Pericellular End-Bulbs 206 



Degenerating Axons 208 



Motor End Plates 211 



Myelin 212 



Chapter 16. Hematologic Elements and Related Tissues . 218 



Blood Smears 219 



Blood Tissue Elements and Inclusion Bodies .... 224 



Bone Marrow Staining 227 



Staining for Fibrin 230 



Chapter 17. Pigments and Minerals 232 



Testing for Iron 233 



Testing for Calcium 236 



Hemoglobin Staining 238 



Bile Pigment Staining 240 



Melanin and Lipofuscin Staining 241 



Removal of Pigments 243 



Chapter IS. Cytoplasmic Elements 246 



Protein Staining 246 



The Argentaffin Reaction 247 



Fat Staining 253 



Golgi Apparatus and Mitochondria 259 



