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Little can be seen in unstained frozen or paraffin wax sections when they are examined by simple light microscopy. Phase-contrast, dark-ground, and interference microscopy will reveal more detail, but these methods, though they certainly do have applications, are unsuitable for most diagnostic needs. Fortunately a kaleidoscopic variety of stains is available for the study of sections of human tissues, ranging from general purpose stains, for just demonstrating the structure of cells and tissues, to stains which can detect individual substances with exquisite specificity.
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Underwood, J.C.E. (1987). The Use of Stains. In: Introduction to Biopsy Interpretation and Surgical Pathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1473-4_3
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