Mucins

• Article
  Special Stain Techniques for the Evaluation of Mucins
  

  01. Oct 2009 Author: Russell Myers, Ph.D. Institute: Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, Germany

  Special stains that are used for the evaluation of mucins, mucin-like molecules and other carbohydrate containing macromolecules remain in demand and are utilized frequently in the histology laboratory. This article is intended as a basic review of the mechanisms of action of the most commonly used… Read article