An alternative alcian blue dye variant for the evaluation of fetal cartilage

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Redfern, Brian G ^a   Wise, L David ^a   Spence, Stan ^a,b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Alizarin red; Cartilage; Differential staining; Fetal development; Ossified bone; Teratogenicity; Tetrakis

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE; ALCIAN BLUE; ALCIAN BLUE 8GX; ALCIAN BLUE TETRAKIS; ALIZARIN RED S; DYE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE MATRIX; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBIT; RAT; STAINING; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FETUS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447252778     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20109     Document Type: Article

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