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'''Hematoxylin and eosin stain''', abbreviated '''H&E''', is most widely used standard stain in [[pathology]]. | '''Hematoxylin and eosin stain''', abbreviated '''H&E''', is the most widely used standard [[stain]] in [[pathology]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Standard bearer in most pathology departments.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Giordano | first1 = G. | title = Value of immunohistochemistry in uterine pathology: common and rare diagnostic dilemmas. | journal = Pathol Res Pract | volume = 205 | issue = 10 | pages = 663-76 | month = | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.prp.2009.05.007 | PMID = 19523774 }}</ref>{{fact}} | *Standard bearer in most pathology departments.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Giordano | first1 = G. | title = Value of immunohistochemistry in uterine pathology: common and rare diagnostic dilemmas. | journal = Pathol Res Pract | volume = 205 | issue = 10 | pages = 663-76 | month = | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.prp.2009.05.007 | PMID = 19523774 }}</ref>{{fact}} | ||
==Intepretation== | ==Intepretation== | ||
*Blue ( | *Blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus. | ||
*Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm. | *Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm. | ||
Note: | |||
*The above is why it is said (tongue-in-cheek) that ''blue is bad and pink is dead''. | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Stains]]. | *[[Stains]]. | ||
*[[Basics]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:50, 14 July 2016
| Hematoxylin and eosin stain | |
|---|---|
| Stain in short | |
 Hematoxylin and eosin stain of benign prostate. (WC) | |
| Abbreviation | H&E, HE |
| Use | the standard stain in pathology |
| Interpretation | blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus, pink (eosin) = cytoplasm |
Hematoxylin and eosin stain, abbreviated H&E, is the most widely used standard stain in pathology.
General
- Standard bearer in most pathology departments.[1][citation needed]
Intepretation
- Blue (hematoxylin) = nucleus.
- Pink (eosin) = cytoplasm.
Note:
- The above is why it is said (tongue-in-cheek) that blue is bad and pink is dead.
Images
Cecal adenocarcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
Basal cell carcinoma. H&E stain. (WC)
See also
References
- ↑ Giordano, G. (2009). "Value of immunohistochemistry in uterine pathology: common and rare diagnostic dilemmas.". Pathol Res Pract 205 (10): 663-76. doi:10.1016/j.prp.2009.05.007. PMID 19523774.