MembraneBlue
Active Ingredient(s): Trypan BlueFirst Approved by the FDA: February 20, 2009
Pharmaceutical Company: DUTCH OPHTHALMIC
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MembraneBlue Overview
Trypan blue is a vital stain used to selectively colour dead tissues or cells blue. It is a diazo dye. Live cells or tissues with intact cell membranes are not coloured. Since cells are very selective in the compounds that pass through the membrane, in a viable cell trypan blue is not absorbed; however, it traverses the membrane in a dead cell. Hence, dead cells are shown as a distinctive blue colour under a microscope. Since live cells are excluded from staining, this staining method is also de ... Read more MembraneBlue DetailsDetails May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc.
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Trypan Blue
- Solution: 0.06%, 0.15%
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