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View Daniel J Bell's current disclosuresGrocott-Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) stain is a histological stain frequently used to screen specimens for fungal organisms. The procedure relies on the presence of polysaccharides along the fungal cell wall.
During the staining process, chromic acid is first applied to the specimen which oxidizes the polysaccharides. This produces aldehydes. Grocott alkaline hexamine-silver solution is then applied, which reduces silver ions to black amorphous silver 1.
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