Aldan blue. Now you see it, now you don't

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-9

  Scott, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Glycosaminoglycan; Histochemistry; Phtalocyanin

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLORING AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; ELECTROLYTE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PHTHALOCYANINE COPPER;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTORY; HUMAN; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROLYTES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030077832     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1996.tb00038.x     Document Type: Article

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