Histology
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Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy, microanatomy or histoanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpar
Histologic specimen being placed on the stage of an optical microscope
Human lung tissue stained with hematoxylin and eosin as seen under a microscope
Histologic section of a plant stem (Alliaria petiolata)
Histologic section of a fossilized invertebrate. Ordovician bryozoan.
H&E stain
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Hematoxylin and eosin stain is one of the principal tissue stains used in histology. It is the most widely used stain in medical diagnosis and is often the gold standard. For example, when a pathologi
Histology
…is used to target a specific chemical component of the tissue (and not the general structure), the term histochemistry is used. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E stain) is one of the most commonly used stains in histology to show the general structure of the tissue. Hematoxylin stains cell nuclei blue; eosin, an acidic…
Retina (part of the eye) stained with hematoxylin and eosin, cell nuclei stained blue-purple and extracellular material stained pink
Rack of slides being removed from a bath of hematoxylin stain
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in breast tissue, cell nuclei (blue-purple), extracellular material (pink)