Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) Stain Protocol

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Safety equipment: Work under a hood with lab coat, gloves, and glasses.

  1. De-paraffin slides in xylene (1) —————— 2 minutes (re-use)
  2. De-paraffin slides in xylene (2)—————— 2 minutes (re-use)
  3. Clear slides in 100% alcohol——————— 2 minutes
  4. Clear slides in 100% alcohol——————— 2 minutes
  5. Hydrate slides in 95% alcohol——————- 2 minutes
  6. Hydrate slides in running water—————– 5 minutes
  7. 0.5% periodic acid ——————————– 5 minutes (re-use)
  8. Schiff’s reagent at 37C—————————- 15 minutes (re-use)
  9. Wash in running water ————————— 10 minutes
  10. If staining for glycogen, Hematoxylin ——— 20 seconds (re-use)
  11. If staining for fungus, light green ————— 30 seconds (re-use)
  12. Dehydrate in 95% alcohol———————— 30 seconds
  13. Dehydrate in 100% alcohol———————- 1 minute
  14. Dehydrate in 100% alcohol———————- 2 minutes
  15. Dehydrate in 100% alcohol———————- 2 minutes
  16. Clear in xylene (3)——————————— 2 minutes (re-use)
  17. Clear in xylene (4)——————————— 5 minutes (re-use)

Results:           Hematoxylin – Glycogen, mucin, fibrin, or thrombi, colloid droplets, hyaline of arteriosclerosis, hyaline deposits in glomeruli, granular cells in the renal arterioles where preserved, most basement membranes, colloid of pituitary stalks and thyroid, amyloid infiltration may show a positive reaction – Rose to Purplish Red

                        Nuclei – Blue

Results:          Light Green – Fungi – Red                 Background – Pale Green

 

 

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