Hematoxylin and Eosin (stain)

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
H&E
Pronunciation
/ˌhem.əˈtɒk.sə.lɪn ænd ˈiː.ə.sɪn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. The placental pathology change was observed by hematoxylin and eosin stain.
  2. The pathological changes The histological sections of kidney were dyed by hematoxylin and eosin stain to observe the changes of morphology. 4.
  3. The establishment of asthma model was judged by the examination of the total white cell, eosinophil cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ( BALF ), and Hematoxylin and Eosin ( HE ) stain of lung histologic section of rat and the reaction of rats.

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