A 63-year-old man has blood streaked stools and constipation. Barium enema shows a right-sided obstructing lesion. Surgery is performed, and pathologic evaluation reveals a well-differentiated, colonic adenocarcinoma. Observation of a hematoxylin and eosin-stained microscopic slide from the specimen reveals that the nuclei of the cell are blue. What is the basis for this observation ?

A 63-year-old man has blood streaked stools and constipation. Barium enema shows a right-sided obstructing lesion. Surgery is performed, and pathologic evaluation reveals a well-differentiated, colonic adenocarcinoma. Observation of a hematoxylin and eosin-stained microscopic slide from the specimen reveals that the nuclei of the cell are blue. What is the basis for this observation ?



(A) Eosin binds to carbohydrates
(B) Eosin binds to lipids
(C) Eosin binds to nucleic acids
(D) Hematoxylin binds to lipids
(E) Hematoxylin binds to nucleic acids

Answer: E: Hematoxylin binds to nucleic acids


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