Luxol fast blue


Lux·ol fast blue

(lŭks'ol fast blū), Name for a group of closely related copper phthalocyanin dyes used as stains (with periodic acid-Schiff, phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin, hematoxylin, silver nitrate, etc.) for myelin in nerve fibers.

Lux·ol fast blue

(lŭk'sol fast blū) Name for a group of closely related copper phthalocyanine dyes used as stains (with periodic acid-Schiff, phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin, hematoxylin, silver nitrate) for myelin in nerve fibers.

Luxol fast blue

(lŭks′ŏl″) An alcohol-soluble sulfonated copper phthalcyanine stain, used primarily in neuropathology. It is taken up by phospholipids and choline and stains myelin blue.