ISSN:
1573-6865
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Synopsis Preliminary bromination (with bromine water) increases the intensity of staining of tissue lipids with Sudan Black and certain other dyes. The mechanism appears to be due to the formation of sudanophilic bromo-derivatives of cholesterol and to the retention of certain other lipids, notably phosphatidyl choline and free fatty acids, during staining. The advantage of the bromine-Sudan Black method is that all tissue lipids are stained, except saturated fatty acids, saturated triglycerides and perhaps saturated cholesterol esters. In practice, such lipids rarely, if ever, occur alone, and normally are admixed with their stainable unsaturated counterparts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01011130
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