Contents xiii 



Saccharides (carbohydrates) 266 



Mucin Staining 273 



Amyloid Staining 274 



Mast Cell Staining 276 



Metachromasia 278 



Pituitary and Pancreas 283 



Chapter 19. Feulgen and PAS Technics and Related Reactions 292 



Feulgen Reaction 293 



Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction 298 



Glycogen 301 



Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Polysaccharides, and Proteins 302 



Chapter 20. Microorganisms 304 



Bacteria Staining 306 



Fungi Staining 320 



Rickettsia Staining 324 



Antigen Antibodies 330 



PART III. HISTOCHEMISTRY AND 

 MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL PROCEDURES 



Chapter 21. Histochemistry 335 



Freezing-drying Method for Embedding 336 



Ice Solvent Method 337 



Acetone Fixation and Embedding 339 



Alkaline Phosphatase 341 



Acid Phosphatase 343 



Aminopeptidase 345 



Esterases and Lipases 347 



Succinic Dehydrogenase 350 



Dopa Oxidase Reaction 351 



Aroinine Test 353 



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Mounting Media , 355 



