Gomori methenamine silver stain

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf histological stain
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:GMS_stain
gptkbp:category silver stain
special stain
gptkbp:component gptkb:silver_nitrate
borax
chromic acid
methenamine
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii
gptkb:Actinomyces
basement membrane
fungal organisms
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:György_Gömöri
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gomori methenamine silver stain
gptkbp:method silver impregnation
gptkbp:stainsColor black
gptkbp:usedFor staining basement membranes
staining certain bacteria
staining fungi
gptkbp:usedIn pathology
histology
gptkbp:visualizes fungal cell walls
glomerular basement membrane
carbohydrate-rich structures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pneumocystis_pneumonia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5