Go·mo·ri chrome al·um he·ma·tox·y·lin-phlox·ine stain

(gō-mō'rē),

a technique used to demonstrate cytoplasmic granules, after Bouin or formalin-Zenker fixatives, using oxidized hematoxylin plus phloxine; in the pancreas, beta cells are blue, alpha and delta cells are red, and zymogen granules are red to unstained; in the pituitary, alpha cells are pink, beta cells and chromophobes are gray-blue, and nuclei are purple to blue.

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Go·mo·ri chrome al·um he·ma·tox·y·lin-phlox·ine stain

(gō-mōr'ē krōm al'ŭm hē'mă-toks'i-lin flŏks'in stān)

A technique used to demonstrate cytoplasmic granules, after Bouin or formalin-Zenker fixatives, using oxidized hematoxylin plus phloxine; in the pancreas, beta cells are blue, alpha and delta cells are red, and zymogen granules are red to unstained; in the pituitary, alpha cells are pink, beta cells and chromophobes are gray-blue, and nuclei are purple to blue.

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Gomori,

George, Hungarian histochemist in the U.S., 1904-1957.

Gomori chrome alum hematoxylin-phloxine stain - a technique used to demonstrate cytoplasmic granules.

Gomori method for chromaffin

Gomori nonspecific alkaline phosphatase stain - for histological demonstration of enzymes.

Gomori one-step trichrome stain - a connective tissue stain.

Gomori silver impregnation stain - a reliable method for reticulin, as an aid in the diagnosis of neoplasm and early cirrhosis of the liver.

Grocott-Gomori methenamine-silver stain - a modification of Gomori methenamine-silver stain for fungi.