Fontana-Masson Stain Kit (Melanin Stain) ab150669 is suitable for staining melanin and argentaffin cells in paraffin or frozen sections.
- Useful in identifying Capsule-Deficient Cryptococcus Neoformans and typical Cryptococcus Neoformans
- Cited in over 40 publications
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- Experimental dermatology 33:e150942024Combining large-spot low-fluence 1064-nm and fractional 1064-nm picosecond lasers for promoting protective melanosome autophagy via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway for the treatment of melasma.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesJie Shen,JingJing Jin,JianHua Huang,Yu Guo,Qihong QianPubMed 38742793
- Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 11:e23059022023A Mammalian Conserved Circular RNA CircLARP1B Regulates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis and Lipid Metabolism.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesJingxin Li,Xiaolin Wang,Liang Shi,Boqiang Liu,Zhiyong Sheng,Shuhui Chang,Xiujun Cai,Ge ShanPubMed 37953462
- Biomedicines 11:2023Topical Application of No-Ozone Cold Plasma in Combination with Vitamin C Reduced Skin Redness and Pigmentation of UV-Irradiated Mice.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesSeoul-Hee Nam,Jeong-Hae Choi,Gyoo-Cheon KimPubMed 37371658
- Journal of tissue engineering 14:2041731423116316820233-D tissue-engineered epidermis against human primary keratinocytes apoptosis via relieving mitochondrial oxidative stress in wound healing.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesShan He,Han Wu,Junqun Huang,Qingyan Li,Zijie Huang,Huangding Wen,Zhiqing LiPubMed 37025157
- International journal of molecular sciences 24:2023Generating Functional and Highly Proliferative Melanocytes Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A Promising Tool for Biotherapeutic Approaches to Treat Skin Pigmentation Disorders.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesManoubia Saidani,Annabelle Darle,Margot Jarrige,Hélène Polveche,Lina El Kassar,Séverine Julié,Sandrine Bessou-Touya,Nathalie Holic,Gilles Lemaitre,Cécile Martinat,Christine Baldeschi,Jennifer AllouchePubMed 37047372
- Bioengineering & translational medicine 8:e104152023Investigation into the effect of skin tone modulators and exogenous stress on skin pigmentation utilizing a novel bioengineered skin equivalent.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesKirsty Goncalves,Paola De Los Santos Gomez,Lydia Costello,Lucy Smith,Hugh Mead,Amy Simpson,Stefan PrzyborskiPubMed 36925688
- Cancer research 83:1062-10732023AMPK Phosphorylates ZDHHC13 to Increase MC1R Activity and Suppress Melanomagenesis.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesYu Sun,Xin Li,Chengqian Yin,Judy Zhang,Ershang Liang,Xianfang Wu,Ying Ni,Joshua Arbesman,Colin R Goding,Shuyang ChenPubMed 36701140
- Neuropathology and applied neurobiology 49:e128672022The humanised CYP2C19 transgenic mouse exhibits cerebellar atrophy and movement impairment reminiscent of ataxia.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesFilip Milosavljević,Irene Brusini,Andrea Atanasov,Marina Manojlović,Marija Vučić,Zorana Oreščanin-Dušić,Jelena Brkljačić,Čedo Miljević,Aleksandra Nikolić-Kokić,Duško Blagojević,Chunliang Wang,Peter Damberg,Vesna Pešić,Rachel F Tyndale,Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg,Marin M JukićPubMed 36536486
- Current protocols 2:e5362022Organotypic Human Skin Cultures Incorporating Primary Melanocytes.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesQuinn R Roth-Carter,Jennifer L Koetsier,Joshua A Broussard,Kathleen J GreenPubMed 36165649
- Frontiers in aging neuroscience 14:9252272022Gut metabolite trimethylamine -oxide induces aging-associated phenotype of midbrain organoids for the induced pluripotent stem cell-based modeling of late-onset disease.Applications:Unspecified applicationReactive species:Unspecified reactive speciesYoungsun Lee,Ji Su Kang,On-Ju Ham,Mi-Young Son,Mi-Ok LeePubMed 36051303
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Fontana-Masson Stain Kit (Melanin Stain) ab150669 is suitable for staining melanin and argentaffin cells in paraffin or frozen sections.
- Useful in identifying Capsule-Deficient Cryptococcus Neoformans and typical Cryptococcus Neoformans
- Cited in over 40 publications
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- +4°C
- Appropriate long-term storage conditions
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The Fontana-Masson Stain is intended for use in the histological visualization of Argentaffin cells and Melanin in paraffin or frozen sections. In addition, the Fontana-Masson stain has been reported to be useful in identifying Capsule-Deficient Cryptococcus Neoformans and typical Cryptococcus Neoformans.
Other products for staining tissue sections
Find more kits and reagents in the special stains guide, or products for antigen retrieval, blocking, signal amplification, visualization, counterstaining, and mounting in the IHC kits and reagents guide.
Staining Interpretation
| Argentaffin Cells | Black |
| Melanin | Black |
| Nuclei | Red |
| Cytoplasm | Light Pink |
| Cryptococci Cell Wall | Black |
Control Tissue: Any paraffin-embedded tissue that contains Hair Follicles or Skin for Melanin. Small intestine for Argentaffin.
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Immunohistochemistry (Formalin/PFA-fixed paraffin-embedded sections) - Fontana-Masson Stain Kit (Melanin Stain) (ab150669)
ab150669 Fontana-Masson Stain Kit (Melanin Stain) staining formalin-fixed-paraffin embedded human skin melanoma.
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