Femur
Bone Marrow
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Control_Femur_HE_03.svs |
Control_Femur_Pen_03.svs |
Femoral Cartilage
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?Control_Femur_HE_03.svs |
?Control_Femur_Pen_03.svs |
The blue colour in the pentachrome stain kit represents mucin and indicates the progression of bone remodelling. The pentachrome stain kit helps to visualize the bone material before ossification. Chondroids and the matrix are also well differentiated and visualized. Further, striations of the muscles, bone, and cartilage are well visualized with the pentachrome stain kit.
Control Tissues
Epiphysis
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| Femur_Diaphysis_H&E_02.svs Femur_Epiphysis_H&E_02.png |
Femur_Diaphysis_Pen_02.svs Femur_Epiphysis_Pen_02.png |
The blue colour in the pentachrome stain kit represents mucin and indicates the progression of bone remodelling. The pentachrome stain kit helps to visualize the bone material before ossification. Chondroids and the matrix are also well differentiated and visualized. Further, striations of the muscles, bone, and cartilage are well visualized with the pentachrome stain kit.
Previous Attempts
Femur
Diaphysis
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| Femur_Diaphysis_H&E_01.svs Femur_Diaphysis_H&E_01.tif |
Femur_Diaphysis_Pen_01.svs Femur_Diaphysis_Pen_01.tif |
Epiphysis
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The blue colour in the pentachrome stain kit represents mucin and indicates the progression of bone remodelling. The pentachrome stain kit helps to visualize the bone material before ossification. Chondroids and the matrix are also well differentiated and visualized. Further, striations of the muscles, bone, and cartilage are well visualized with the pentachrome stain kit. The pentachrome stain kit’s colours are helpful, but the overall stain is not as crisp compared with the H&E stain.
