Silver stain

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf histological staining technique
gptkbp:advantage high sensitivity
detection of low-abundance proteins
gptkbp:alternativeTo immunohistochemistry
Coomassie brilliant blue stain
gptkbp:component gptkb:silver_nitrate
formalin
ammoniacal silver solution
developer (e.g., formaldehyde)
gptkbp:detects fungi
reticular fibers
basement membranes
amyloid
spirochetes
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Camillo_Golgi
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1873
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Silver stain
gptkbp:limitation not quantitative
can be technically challenging
may produce background staining
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gram_stain
gptkb:Gomori_methenamine_silver_stain
Periodic acid–Schiff stain
Grocott's methenamine silver stain
Warthin-Starry stain
gptkbp:usedFor detection of nucleic acids
detection of certain microorganisms
visualization of proteins
gptkbp:usedIn biochemistry
microbiology
neuroscience
pathology
gel electrophoresis
microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nucleolus
gptkb:Pinealocytes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7