Toluidine blue: A review of its chemistry and clinical utility

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-255

  Sridharan, Gokul ^a   Shankar, Akhil A ^a  

^a YMT Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Metachromasia; toluidine blue; vital staining

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865020852     PISSN: 0973029X     EISSN: 1998393X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.99081     Document Type: Review

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