A combined-staining method for neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers in rat pancreatic tissues.Methods:Rats were decapitated and the pancreatic tissues were harvested,frozen and made into 8?m serial sections.A combined-staining method(K-R-VB-P-PA method,a combination of Karnovsky-Roots and Victoria blue-Ponceau-Picric acid) was used for staining and the distribution of neural cholinesterase and elastic and collagen fibers was observed.Results:The results showed that the neural cholinesterase was brown.the elastic fibers were cyan.the collagen fibers were light red.and the smooth muscle was yellow in the pancreatic acinar,islet of Langerhans and blood vessels.Conclusion:K-R-VB-P-PA combined staining method can demonstrate the distribution of neural cholinesterase,elastic and collagen fibers and smooth muscle fibers in the pancreatic tissues synchronously.