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## '''Toluidine blue'''. Used to demonstrate granules in mast cells. Nuclei are deep blue; mast cell granules are reddish-purple.
## '''Verhoeff-Van Gieson stain (VVG)'''. This method is used for identifying elastic fibers in tissues such as skin, aorta, etc. The elastic fibers will be stained blue-black and background will be stained yellow.
== Using Histologic ==
[[Histologic]] is a constantly-updated, wiki-based comprehensive manual for the teaching of histology. It integrates still images from the [{{SERVER}}/library PEIR Digital Library] and whole slide images from the [http://peir-vm.path.uab.edu PEIR-VM] project. Still images are presented as thumbnails on the right margin of the text; clicking on these thumbnails will expand the images to full resolution. Whole slide images are presented in-line with the text, and can be manipulated using the mouse in much the same fashion as [http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps] or [http://maps.bing.com/ Bing Maps]; use the scroll wheel to change the magnification level, and drag to move the field of view. On the top left, there is a toolbar. Magnification level can be adjusted using the + and - buttons on the toolbar. The rightmost button on the toolbar toggles fullscreen mode. On the top right corner of the whole slide image viewer, there is a thumbnail of the entire slide that the user may also use for navigational purposes. Finally, there is a navigational toolbox at the bottom of every page; from there, you can navigate to other chapters and chapter subheadings.
[[Histologic]] is optimized and tested for modern web browsers, including:
* [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie Microsoft Internet Explorer] 11+
* [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Firefox] 9+
* [http://chrome.google.com/ Google Chrome] 17+
* [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] 17+
Older browsers may work, but are not explicitly supported.
=== Still Image Example ===
[[File:HistologicChapter2Cell.jpg|thumb|200px|Still image example]]
To the right is a still image example thumbnail that you can click to enlarge.
=== Whole Slide Imaging Example ===
Below is a whole slide imaging example with which you can interact.
<peir-vm>UAB-Histology-00284</peir-vm>
{{Template:Histologic}}
[[Category:Histologic]]
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