HT Histotechnician

Category - Staining

Weigert’s stain is an example of what stain?
  1. Copper hematoxylin
  2. Iron hematoxylin
  3. Alum hematoxylin
  4. Ripened hematoxylin
Explanation
Answer: B - iron hematoxylin

Weigert’s stain is an example of an iron hematoxylin compound using Iron Chloride. It is used only for differential or regressive staining. The other types of hematoxylin stains do not classify Weigert’s stain under it.
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