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fuchsin

[′fyük·sən]
(organic chemistry)
C20H19N3 Brownish-red crystals, used as a dye or in the commercial preparation of other dyes, and as an antifungal drug. Also known as magenta; rosaniline.
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Right: transverse section stained with toluidine blue/basic fuchsin, demonstrating incorporation into the wall of the IVC.
Note that color reaction was performed using new fuchsin (red), and brown pigments were hemosiderin or ceroid.
After incubation, 2-3 [micro]l of carbol fuchsin dye to stain Mycobacterium cells and crystal violet to stain epithelial cell were added to each tube and the mixture was gently shaken.
Aerospray stainers are dual-purpose staining and cell preparation systems for staining hematology smears with water-based or methanol-based stains, or TB smears with carbol fuchsin or fluorescence stains.
Demonstration of collagen and elastic fibres was done by using Van Gieson's stain (Mallory, 1961) and Gomori's Aldehyde Fuchsin method (Gomori, 1946) respectively.
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