For 75 years Conn's Biological Stains has been a standard reference for all those who used dyes and colorants in the biological and medical sciences. This long awaited tenth edition appears 25 years after R.D. Lillie's ninth and has been completely

Ch 1. Introduction to dyes and stains, F.H. Kasen. Ch 2. The history of staining, B. Bracegirdle. Ch 3. Nomenclature and classification of dyes and other coloring agents, J.A. Kiernan. Ch 4. Applications of dyes, fluorochromes and pigments, M. Wainwright. Ch 5. Mechanisms of biological staining, R.W. Horobin. Ch 6. Dye purity and dye standardisation for biological staining, H. Lyon. Ch 7. Reactive staining reagents and fluorescent labels, J.C. Stockert. Ch 8. The use of dyes and fluorochromes as indicators, M. Wainwright. Ch 9. Nitroso and nitro dyes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 10. Monoazo dyes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 11. Dis-, tris- and poly azo dyes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 12. Diazonium salts and their reaction products with coupling agents, R.W. Horobin. Ch 13. Tetrazolium salts and formazans, R.W. Horobin. Ch 14. Amino di- and triarylmethane dyes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 15. Hydroxy triarylmethanes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 16. Xanthenes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 17. Acridines and phenanthridines, R.W. Horobin. Ch 18. Azines, R.W. Horobin. Ch 19. Oxazines and related dyes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 20. Thiazines, R.W. Horobin. Ch 21. Romanowsky-Giemsa stains, D.H. Wittekind. Ch 22. Polyene dyes and fluorochromes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 23. Polymethines - 1. Cyanines, oxonols, benzimidazoles, indolenines and azamethines, R.W. Horobin. Ch 24. Polymethine dyes - 2. Styryls, thiazoles, coumarins and flavonoids, R.W. Horobin. Ch 25. Carbonyl dyes including indigoids, anthraquinones and naphthalimides, R.W. Horobin. Ch 26. Phthalocyanines, porphyrins and related aza[18]annulenes, R.W. Horobin. Ch 27. Miscellaneous inorganic and organic substances used as biological stains, J.A. Kiernan and R.W. Horobin. Ch 28. Methods for testing biological stains, D.P. Penney and J.M. Powers with the assistance of C. Willis, M. Frank and C. Churukian.