PAS stains the following except -: (A) Glycogen, (B) Lipids, (C) Fungal cell wal, (D) Basement membrane of bacteria
Answer is D. TABLE 2.1: Common Special (Histochemical) Stains in Surgical Pathology (in Alphabetic Order of Constituents). Stain: Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) Component/Tissue:Carbohydrates(paicularly glycogen),all mucins. Dyes: Periodic acid Schiff reagent(basic fuschin) Interpretation: glycogen and other carbohydrates: magenta nuclei: blue HARSH MOHAN Textbook of pathology 6th edition pg no 12