A special staining technique used to identify elastic fibres. The table below shows the dyes which selectively stain elastic fibres.
Dyes | Colours of Elastic Fibres |
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Orcein | red-brown |
Resorcin-fuchsin | blackish-blue to violet |
Aldehydfuchsin | red to violet |
hemalaun |
dye for staining cell nuclei |
nuclear fast red |
used as a counterstain with Weigerts elastica dye |