
Azan dye is a multiple or trichromatic staining method. It differentiates extracellular connective-tissue fibres, tissues, and cell components.
| Structures | Colour |
|---|---|
| Nuclei | red |
| Cytoplasm | reddish |
| Connective-tissue fibres - Collagenic - Reticular - Elastic |
blue blue unstained or reddish |
| Muscle tissue | red-orange |
| Azokarmin | Azokarmin is a red dye used mainly to stain cell nuclei. |
|---|---|
| Aniline blue- orange G | This dye is used for counterstaining. |
