Giemsa

 Blood films or bone marrow

 Helicobacter pylori

 Orcein

 Elastic fibers

 Alcian blue

 Acidic polysaccharides

 Ziehl–Neelsen

 Acid-fast organisms: mycobacteria

 Mycobacterium tuberculosis

 Congo Red

 Amyloid fibrils

 Perl’s

 Iron

 Masson Fontana

 Melanin

 Picro-Sirius Red

 Collagen

 Masson’s trichrome

 Connective tissue and smooth muscle

 PAS

 Glycogen

 PAS/Alcian Blue

 Glycogen and acidic polysaccharides

 Oil Red

 Neutral triglycerides and lipids

 Sudan Black

 Lipids

 Toluidine Blue

 Mastocytes, cartilage and mucins

 Von Kossa

 Calcium