Brown or Blue-Black Red Mercurochrome Marks tissue margins and faces for orientation. Similar to Eosin Y ws. Red Methyl blue Stains collagen and connective tissue. Blue Saffron Colors connective tissue yellow in contrast to the pink cytoplasm given by phyloxine. Yellow orange Safranin O Commonly used for counterstaining nuclei red.
Cartilage is stained yellowish.
Good to show mitosis in plant cells. The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides, typically consisting of four stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and normally resulting in two new nuclei, each of which contains a complete copy of the parental chromosomes. Also called karyokinesis. Click HERE for stain protocols and methods.