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Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining

Definition:

Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining is a common staining method in paraffin sectioning. Hematoxylin dye solution is alkaline, mainly makes the chromatin in the nucleus and the ribosome in the cytoplasm purplish blue; Eosin is an acidic dye that mainly makes the cytoplasm and extracellular matrix components red.

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