Gomori silver impregnation stain

Go·mo·ri sil·ver im·preg·na·tion stain

(gō-mō'rē), a reliable method for reticulin, as an aid in the diagnosis of neoplasm and early cirrhosis of the liver; the staining solution employs silver nitrate, potassium hydroxide, and ammonia water carefully prepared to avoid having silver precipitate.

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 chromaffinGomori 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.