Heidenhain azan stain

Hei·den·hain a·zan stain

(hī'dĕn-hān), 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. [azocarmine + aniline blue]

Hei·den·hain A·zan stain

(hī'den-hīn ā'zan stān) 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. [azocarmine + aniline blue]

Heidenhain,

Rudolph P., German histologist and physiologist, 1834-1897. Biondi-Heidenhain stain - see under BiondiHeidenhain azan stain - a technique to stain nuclei and erythrocytes red, muscle orange, glia fibrils reddish, mucin blue, and collagen and reticulum dark blue.Heidenhain crescents - the serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. Synonym(s): Heidenhain demilunes; serous demilunesHeidenhain demilunes - Synonym(s): Heidenhain crescentsHeidenhain iron hematoxylin stain - an iron alum hematoxylin stain used for staining muscle striations and mitotic structures blue-black.Heidenhain law - glandular secretion is always accompanied by an alteration in the structure of the gland.Heidenhain pouch - a small sac or pouch of the stomach fashioned for the purpose of obtaining gastric juice and for studying gastric secretion in physiologic experiments.