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The ocular basement membrane is stained with

A
Alcaine blue
B
Giemsa stain
C
Methylene blue
D
Periodic acid-Schiff
High-Yield Explanation
Not only ocular almost all basement membranes are stained with PAS (Periodic acid-Schiff) Because they have mucopolysaccharides.Periodic acid-Schiff reactive (PAS) method is principally used to demonstrate structures rich in polysaccharides (glycogen), mucopolysaccharides (e.g., ground substance of connective tissues, basement membrane, and mucus), glycoproteins (thyroglobulin), and glycolipids.

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