Alcian blue
/ˈalsɪən
/noun [mass noun] trademark
A water-soluble copper-containing blue dye used as a histological stain for glycosaminoglycans.Staining was performed with Alcian blue van Gieson, hematoxylin and eosin, and Alcian blue or safranin O or both....
- Slides from each subject were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Alcian blue / periodic acid-Schiff for histologic evaluation.
- Sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Alcian blue, Masson's trichrome, van Gieson, and periodic acid-Schiff stains.
Origin
1940s: Alcian perhaps from (phth)al(o)cyan(ine) with a phonetic respelling.
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