5 Questions
What is the characteristic staining property of amyloid when iodine and dilute sulfuric acid are added?
It stains brown with iodine and turns violet on addition of dilute sulfuric acid
Under light microscopy with H&E staining, how does amyloid appear?
Extracellular, homogeneous, structureless, and eosinophilic hyaline material
What color does amyloid stain with Congo red staining?
It stains positive with Congo red staining
What color does amyloid show under polarising microscopy when stained with Congo red?
Apple-green birefringence
How is the nomenclature of different forms of amyloid done?
By putting the alphabet A (A for amyloid), followed by the suffix
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