This monograph highlights the Special stains (histochemical methods) are used to help visualize and/or identify structures and substances in sections. It highlights the detail in tissues and cells, Although H&E is an essential everyday stain for many pathologists and researchers, sometimes a little extra help is required to reach a diagnosis, or further evaluate a tissue- usually to differentiate components that have already been seen in H&E-stained tissue sections, but need to be definitively identified. This is where the so-called 'special stains' come in handy. This term describes a large...