Histochemical Stains

VitroVivo Biotech Provides Histochemical Staining kits for Tissue and Cell Visualization

Histochemical stains are essential for visualizing tissue and cellular structures under a microscope. Since living or fixed cells have minimal natural color and only slight differences in refractive indices, staining enhances contrast, allowing scientists and pathologists to study tissue morphology and detect specific cell types, structures, or microorganisms.

Types of Histochemical Stains

• Routine Stains: Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E stain) is the most widely used technique for general tissue structure visualization.
• Special Stains: These methods highlight specific tissue components, elements, or microorganisms that H&E staining cannot detect.

Explore Our Histochemical Stain Kits

At VitroVivo Biotech, we offer over 36 high-quality histochemical staining kits designed for both routine and special staining applications. Browse our selection below to find the right stain kit for your research or diagnostic needs.

Guidance on Choice of VitroView™ Histochemical Stain Kits

Product Name	SKU#	Visualization For
Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain Kit	VB-3000	General morphology of tissues and cells
Mammary Gland Whole Mount Stain Kit	VB-3001	Structure of the whole mouse mammary glands
Alcian Blue Hematoxylin-Orange G Stain Kit	VB-3002	Cartilage, mature bone and immature bones
Alcian Blue Stain Kit	VB-3003	Tissue mucosubstances
PAS Stain Kit	VB-3004	Glycogen, mucin and fungi
Alcian Blue – PAS Stain Kit	VB-3005	Both acidic and neutral mucins as well as mixtures of acidic and neutral mucins
Luxol Fast Blue Stain Kit	VB-3006	Basic neuronal structure in brain or spinal cord tissues
Oil Red O Stain Kit	VB-3007	Lipid and fat staining on frozen sections
Alizarin Red Stain Kit	VB-3008	Calcium on tissue sections
Prussian Blue Stain Kit	VB-3009	Ferric iron in tissue sections
Nissl Stain Kit	VB-3010	Nissl body in the cytoplasm of neurons
Congo Red Amyloid Stain Kit	VB-3011	Amyloid deposits
Sudan Black B Lipid Stain Kit	VB-3012	Lipid and fat staining on frozen sections
Toluidine Blue Stain Kit	VB-3013	Mast cells
Modified Gomori’s Trichrome Stain Kit	VB-3014	Connective fibers
Bielschowsky’s Silver Stain Kit	VB-3015	Nerve fibers, neurites and neurofibrillary tangles
Masson’s Trichrome Stain Kit	VB-3016	Collagen and muscle
Picro-Sirius Red Stain Kit	VB-3017	Collagen fibers
Reticulum Stain Kit	VB-3018	Reticular fibers
Verhoeff Van Gieson Elastin Stain Kit	VB-3019	Elastic fibers
Fontana-Masson Stain Kit	VB-3020	Argentaffin granules and melanin
Rhodanine Copper Stain Kit	VB-3021	Copper deposits
COX/SDH Double Histochemistrical Stain Kit	VB-3022	Detection of mitochondrial function
Movat Pentachrome Stain Kit	VB-3023	Collagen, muscle tissue, reticular fibers, mucins and fibrin
Southgate’s Mucicarmine Stain Kit	VB-3024	Mucin
Jones Stain Kit	VB-3026	Basement membrane
Colloidal Iron Stain Kit	VB-3027	Carboxylated and sulfated mucopolysaccharides and glycoprotein
Safranin O Stain kit	VB-3028	Cartilage
NADH-TR Histochemistry Stain Kit	VB-3029	Patterns of myofiber injury characteristic of congenital and mitochondrial myopathies, & specific muscular dystrophies.
Metachromatic Myofibrillar ATPase Stain Kit	VB-3030	Identify different types of muscle fibers based on their ATPase activity
Periodic Acid Silver Methenamin Stain Kit	VB-3033	Renal glomerular basement membranes
Verhoeff Elastic Masson Trichrome Stain Kit	VB-3034	Elastic fibers of all sizes, nuclei and connective tissue
Thioflavin S Stain Kit	VB-3035	Neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques, or amyloids
Martius Scarlet Blue (MSB) Stain Kit	VB-3036	Fibrin, muscle, collagen, and erythrocytes.