A Simple and Economical Modification of the Masson-Fontana Method for Staining Melanin Granules and Enterochromaffin Cells

Alfredo J. A. Barbosa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30.000, Brazil

Lucia P. F. Castro Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30.000, Brazil

Ana Margarida Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30.000, Brazil

M. F. Nogueira Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30.000, Brazil

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