Microscopy of intracellular starch in feces at different stages of digestion. Evaluation of starch granules in native and Lugol's solution preparations.
🔬 Intracellular starch at different stages of digestion. Native preparation and preparation with Lugol’s solution. The staining intensity will depend on the degree of digestion and varies from almost black to pale pink. Magnification x100 and x400
🙏 Material kindly provided by biochemist Daniil Adamov, Moscow
Key aspects of fecal microscopy for coprograms: differential diagnosis of undigested striated muscle fibers and intracellular starch.
Microscopic examination of stool: identification of undigested and digested plant fiber, starch grains, and muscle fibers in a coprogram.
Microscopic detection of starch grains in stool (amylorrhea). Methylene blue stain, ×400 magnification. Assessment of carbohydrate digestion.
