Gomori trichrome stain
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Gömöri trichrome stain is a stain used on muscle
tissue.
It can be used to test for certain forms of mitochondrial myopathy
.
It is named for George Gömöri
, who developed it in 1950.
Muscle
Muscle is a contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Muscle cells contain contractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the cell. They are classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscles. Their function is to...
tissue.
It can be used to test for certain forms of mitochondrial myopathy
Mitochondrial myopathy
Mitochondrial myopathy is a type of myopathy associated with mitochondrial disease. On biopsy, the muscle tissue of patients with this disease usually demonstrate "ragged red" muscle fibers...
.
It is named for George Gömöri
George Gömöri
György Gömöri was a Hungarian-American physician who became famous as histochemist....
, who developed it in 1950.