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Conn's biological stains : a handbook of dyes, stains and fluorochromes for use in biology and medicine /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horobin, Richard W.
Other Authors: Kiernan, J. A. (John Alan)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : BIOS Scientific Publishers, 2002.
Edition:Tenth edition.
Subjects:
Coloring Agents.
Staining and Labeling.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to dyes and stains
  • The history of staining
  • Nomenclature and classification of dyes and other coloring agents
  • Applications of dyes, fluorochromes and pigments
  • Mechanisms of biological staining
  • Dye purity and dye standardization for biological staining
  • Reactive staining reagents and fluorescent labels
  • The use of dyes and fluorochromes as indicators
  • Nitroso and nitro dyes
  • Monoazo dyes
  • Dis-, tris- and polyazo dyes
  • Diazonium salts and their reaction products with coupling agents
  • Tetrazolium salts and formazans
  • Amino di- and triarylmethane dyes
  • Hydroxy triarylmethanes
  • Xanthenes
  • Acridines and phenanthridines
  • Azines
  • Oxazines and related dyes
  • Thiazines
  • Romanowsky-Giemsa stains
  • Polyene dyes and fluorochromes
  • Polymethine dyes - 1. Cyanines, oxonols, benzimidazoles
  • Polymethine dyes - 2. Styryls, thiazoles, coumarins and flavonoids
  • Carbonyl dyes including indigoids, anthraquinones and naphthalimides
  • Phthalocyanines, porphyrins and related aza [18] annulenes
  • Miscellaneous inorganic and organic substances used as biological stains
  • Methods for testing biological stains