Von Kossa Stain

The original description of von Kossa staining

The article, dated June 1900, was published in 1901 in the 29th volume of Beiträge zur pathologischen Anatomie und zur allgemeinen Pathologie with the title “About artificially generable calcifications in the organism” (“Ueber die im Organismus künstlich erzeugbaren Verkalkungen”) (Kossa 1901). It comprises 39 printed pages (issue pages 163–202) and a plate including six colour figures. 

                                                                   Von Kossa Method 

                                                                            

                                                                Demonstrates Calcium

Von Kossa 

Staining For Calcium 

Calcium Stains Black

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