Useful Links
Links for stain related uses.
Some web sites and listservers of interest to those who make, sell and use dyes and stains.
Should you find a broken link, please let us know.
- Biotechnic and Histochemistry. The official journal of the Biological Stain Commission, formerly known as Stain Technology.
- ETAD. Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers. Dyestuff manufacturers organization, deals with possible toxicological and ecological problems with industrial dyes.
- Histochemical Society. Information about meetings, membership, publications etc.
- IHC World. Life Science Information Network. Histology, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry and much more.
- Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. Includes archive of all volumes, with free public access to all but the most recent.
- MedLine at PubMed. Free public access to MedLine searching of biomedical literature.
- Methods of the Histochemical Stains and Diagnostic Application. A guide to staining methods, written by Charles J. Churukian of the University of Rochester Department of Pathology.
- National Society for Histotechnology. Home page for histotechnologists, especially in N. America, with many links to other relevant web sites. The Society publishes The Journal of Histotechnology (1984 – ), which is available to members of the NSH by way of the society’s web site.
- National Toxicology Program. Information about toxic and other hazards of thousands of chemicals.
- NordiQC. An independent scientific organization, promoting the quality of immunohistochemistry by arranging schemes for pathology laboratories, assessing tissue based assays, giving guidelines for improvement and providing good protocols.
- Royal Microscopical Society. Events, Publications, Outreach, Membership. The Society publishes the Journal of Microscopy and In Focus.
- Society of Dyers and Colorists. Publisher of the Colour Index. Their journal, Coloration Technology, and books on color chemistry and technology.
- Stains File. A useful collection of data and methods, from Bryan Lewellyn. Information about fixation and staining.
List Servers
- Flow cytometry list server – To subscribe contact: Cytometry@LISTS.PURDUE.EDU or go to Purdue Cytometry Discussion List | Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
- Histotechnology – To join the Histonet listserver, go to Histonet Info Page. You will need to request a password if you do not have one.
Microscopy Society of America listserver To subscribe go to Microscopy ListServer Instructions
