What is difference between Safranin-O and Alcian Blue staining?

Subject: What is difference between Safranin-O and Alcian Blue staining?

Date: Sun May 30 06:58:41 2010
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I know Safranin-o stains for proteoglycans and Alcian blue is used to 
determine chondrogenesis. But do the difference stainings give different 
information histologically? What is the difference between the two 
specifically?

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