Histochemical Stain Kits

Histochemical Stain Kits for Tissue and Cell Visualization

At VitroVivo Biotech, we provide high-performance histochemical stain kits designed to bring clarity to microscopy.

Unstained tissues and cells are nearly transparent, with minimal natural contrast. Histochemical staining solves this by selectively coloring cellular structures, enhancing contrast, and revealing critical morphological details that are otherwise invisible.

Our comprehensive portfolio covers the full spectrum of histology needs:

  • Routine Stains:Including Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) — the gold standard for general morphology, tissue architecture, and pathological assessment.
  • Special Stains: Advanced formulations to identify specific components that H&E cannot reveal — including connective tissue fibers, lipids, carbohydrates, amyloid, microorganisms, and metal deposits.

Each kit is optimized for consistent, high-contrast results, featuring ready-to-use reagents, validated protocols, and excellent lot-to-lot reproducibility for research, clinical research, and diagnostic laboratories.

Browse our selection of histology stain kits below to find the precise solution for your application.

Category SKU# Product Name Kit Used For
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3002 VitroView™ Alcian Blue Hematoxylin-Orange G Stain Kit Acid mucins in bone and cartilage
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3003 VitroView™ Alcian Blue Stain Kit Acid mucosubstances and mucins
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3004 VitroView™ PAS Stain Kit Glycogen detection in tissues
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3005 VitroView™ Alcian Blue – PAS Stain Kit Full mucin and carbohydrate profiling
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3024 VitroView™ Southgate’s Mucicarmine Stain Kit Epithelial mucin detection
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3027 VitroView™ Colloidal Iron Stain Kit Acidic mucopolysaccharides and mucins
Carbohydrate, Mucosubstances & Mucin Stain Kits VB-3045 VitroView™ PAS-Diastase (PAS-D) Stain Kit Glycogen vs. mucin differentiation
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3014 VitroView™ Modified Gomori’s Trichrome Stain Kit Collagen/muscle in liver biopsies
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3016 VitroView™ Masson’s Trichrome Stain Kit Collagen vs. smooth muscle differentiation
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3017 VitroView™ Picro-Sirius Red Stain Kit Collagen network visualization
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3018 VitroView™ Reticulum Stain Kit Reticular fiber staining
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3019 VitroView™ Verhoeff Van Gieson Elastin Stain Kit Elastic fiber staining
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3023 VitroView™ Movat Pentachrome Stain Kit Multi-tissue pentachrome staining
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3026 VitroView™ Jones Stain Kit (Basement Membrane) Basement membrane staining (kidney)
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3028 VitroView™ Safranin O Stain Kit for Cartilage Proteoglycans in cartilage
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3033 VitroView™ Periodic Acid Silver Methenamin Stain Kit Basement membrane and reticulin
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3034 VitroView™ Verhoeff Elastic Masson Trichrome Stain Kit Elastic, muscle and connective tissue
Connective Tissue, Collagen, Fibrin & Bone Stain Kits VB-3036 VitroView™ Martius Scarlet Blue (MSB) Stain Kit Fresh vs. aged fibrin distinction
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3022 VitroView™ COX-SDH Double Histochemistry Stain Kit (For 50-100 Slides) Mitochondrial respiratory enzyme activity
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3022C VitroView™ COX Histochemistry Stain Kit (For 50-100 Slides) Cytochrome c oxidase activity
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3022s VitroView™ COX-SDH Double Histochemistry Stain Kit (For 10-20 Slides) Mitochondrial enzyme activity (small size)
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3029 VitroView™ NADH-TR Histochemistry Stain Kit (For 50~100 slides) NADH reductase activity in muscle
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3030 VitroView™ Metachromatic Myofibrillar ATPase Stain Kit Muscle fiber typing
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3047 VitroView™ Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) Stain Kit for Osteoclast Detection (50-100 Slides) Osteoclast detection
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3048 VitroView™ Endogenous Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Histochemical Stain Kit (50-100 Slides) Alkaline phosphatase activity
Enzyme Histochemical Stain Kits VB-3049 VitroView™ Senescence-Associated β-Galactosidase (SA-β-gal) Staining Kit (100-200 Tests) Cellular senescence detection
Histochemical Inflammation Cell Stain Kits VB-3013 VitroView™ Toluidine Blue Stain Kit Mast cell identification
Histochemical Inflammation Cell Stain Kits VB-3044 VitroView™ Combined Eosinophil-Mast Cell Stain Kit Eosinophil and mast cell visualization
Lipid & Fat Stain Kits VB-3007 VitroView™ Oil Red O Stain Kit Neutral lipids in frozen sections
Lipid & Fat Stain Kits VB-3012 VitroView™ Sudan Black B Lipid Stain Kit Phospholipids and compound lipids
Lipid & Fat Stain Kits VB-3042 VitroView™ Nile Red Stain Kit Intracellular lipid droplets (fluorescent)
Mammary Gland Whole Mount Stain Kit VB-3001 VitroView™ Mammary Gland Whole Mount Stain Kit Whole-mount mammary ductal tree visualization
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3006 VitroView™ Luxol Fast Blue Stain Kit Myelin/myelinated axon staining
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3010 VitroView™ Nissl Stain Kit Nissl bodies in neurons
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3011 VitroView™ Congo Red Amyloid Stain Kit Amyloid deposit detection
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3015 VitroView™ Bielschowsky’s Silver Stain Kit Neuronal fibers and axons
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3035 VitroView™ Thioflavin S Stain Kit Neurofibrillary tangles and plaques
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3037 VitroView™ Gallyas Silver Stain Kit Pathological neural alterations
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3039 VitroView™ Golgi-Cox Stain Kit Whole-neuron sparse labeling
Neural & CNS-Related Stain Kits VB-3039s VitroView™ Golgi-Cox Stain Kit for Starter Whole-neuron labeling (starter size)
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3008 VitroView™ Alizarin Red Stain Kit Calcium deposit identification
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3009 VitroView™ Prussian Blue Stain Kit Ferric iron deposit detection
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3020 VitroView™ Fontana-Masson Stain Kit Melanin and argentaffin granules
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3021 VitroView™ Rhodanine Copper Stain Kit Copper deposit identification
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3021s VitroView™ Rhodanine Copper Stain Kit (small size) Copper deposits (small size)
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3038 VitroView™ Rapid Melanin Bleach Kit for Tissue Sections Melanin removal from sections
Pigment, Mineral & Metal Stain Kits VB-3043 VitroView™ Von Kossa Calcium Stain Kit Calcium deposit detection
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3000 VitroView™ Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain Kit (250 ml per bottle) General morphology (H&E)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3000L VitroView™ Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain Kit (500 ml per bottle) General morphology, H&E (500 ml)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3000L-1 VitroView™ Mayer’s Hematoxylin Solution (500ml) Nuclear counterstain (IHC)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3000L-2 VitroView™ Eosin Solution (500ml) Cytoplasmic counterstain
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3000s VitroView™ Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain Kit (30 ml per Dropper bottle) General morphology, H&E (dropper)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050C VitroView™ Carazzi Hematoxylin Solution (500ml) Nuclear staining (hematoxylin)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050G1 VitroView™ Gill Hematoxylin I Solution (500ml) Nuclear staining (hematoxylin)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050G2 VitroView™ Gill Hematoxylin II Solution (500ml) Nuclear staining (hematoxylin)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050G3 VitroView™ Gill Hematoxylin III Solution (500ml) Nuclear staining (hematoxylin)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050H VitroView™ Harris Hematoxylin Solution (500ml) Nuclear staining (hematoxylin)
Routine & Foundational H&E Staining Solutions & Kits VB-3050W VitroView™ Weigert’s Hematoxylin Solution Kit (500ml per bottle) Nuclear staining, iron-based
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2000 VitroView™ Gram Stain Kit for Slide Smear (250 ml per bottle) Bacterial Gram classification
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2000s VitroView™ Gram Stain Kit for Slide Smear (30 ml per Dropper bottle) Bacterial Gram stain (dropper)
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2001 VitroView™ Twort’s Counterstain Kit Tissue contrast counterstain
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2002 VitroView™ Giemsa Stain Kit Hematopoietic cells, microorganisms
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2003 VitroView™ Grocott-Gomori’s Methenamine Silver (GMS) Stain Kit Fungal organism detection
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2004 VitroView™ Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) for Fungus Stain Kit Fungi and glycoprotein detection
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2005 VitroView™ Differential Quik Stain Kit Rapid blood smear staining
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2006 VitroView™ ACID-FAST BACTERIA (AFB) STAIN Kit Acid-fast bacteria (mycobacteria)
Stain Kits for Pathogen Identification VB-2007 VitroView™ Warthin-Starry (Microorganism Stain) kit H. pylori / spirochete detection