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Alcian Blue

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Definition: A copper-containing dye used as a gelling agent for lubricants, for staining of bacteria and for the dyeing of histiocytes and fibroblasts in vivo.  D25-26 qualif   
Pharmacological Action Coloring Agents 		Other names Blue, Alcian; Blue 8GX, Alcian; Blue 8GS, Alcian; 8GX, Alcian Blue; 8GS, Alcian Blue; Alcian Blue 8GX; Alcian Blue 8GS
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Alcian blue pyridine variant  0   Alcian Blue/*analogs & derivatives. Biotech Histochem. 2000 May;75(3):147-50
astrin  83097-09-0 Astrin  *Alcian Blue *Phenazines *Phenothiazines *Resorcinols. Z Mikrosk Anat Forsch 1982;96(1):139

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