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Nissl stain

A basic fucshin stain used for staining neurons. It stains endoplasmic reticulum & ribosomes in neuronal cell bodies & dendrites. Basic dyes may include cresyl violet, thionine, toluidine blue, or methylene blue.

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Nissl, Franz

General

tissue stain

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999