RT Journal
T1 SIgnificance of certain aniline stains for the biochemistry of the cells.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1899
FD April 29
VO XXXII
IS 17
SP 945
OP 946
DO 10.1001/jama.1899.02450440043012
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.02450440043012
AB The use of various stains has, of late years especially, been of the greatest importance in the study and differentiation of histologic elements, and has done much to enhance our knowledge in this department of medical science. Thus we have learned to discriminate between several different kinds of leucocytes and to gain some insight into the significance of their variation in number, nucleation, etc. Particularly with regard to the histology of the nervous system has elaboration in staining methods been productive of the most brilliant results, of which it may be safely said that we have only entered upon the beginning.It has always been a matter of controversy whether the action of stains upon tissues is purely physical or really chemic, and of late years the tide has shown a strong tendency to turn in the direction of the chemic view.Ehrlich, who has done so much work of