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Dyes

Coloured chemical substances that impart more or less permanent colour to other materials. They are used for staining and colouring, as test reagents, and as therapeutic agents in medicine.


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Re: blood brain barrier

... in ion concentrations. The concept of the blood brain barrier was first introduced by Paul Ehrlich. He found that intravenous injection of dyes into the bloodstream stained all the tissues in most organs except the brain. Using electron microscopy and electron- dense tracers such as horseradish ...

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by lipoflorida
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:05 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: blood brain barrier
Replies: 2
Views: 704

Stomach bloating and weight gain

... is really wrong. I am now seeing an Endocrinologist. He is testing me for Cushing's, Vitamin D deficiency, and checking for possible allergies to dyes, found in many prescription drugs, foods and juice-like drinks. I am shocked to read how many people are suffering from the same thing I have, ...

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by Ortahome
Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 483850

SYBR gold in acrylamide gel

I stain in a bath rather than on the glass plate, because according to invitrogen Sybr dyes stick to the glass, but I have not tried to stain your way, so it is hard to know what would happen. UV or blue light should both work as far as I know and I guess you are looking ...

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by canalon
Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:12 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: SYBR gold in acrylamide gel
Replies: 4
Views: 1030

Counting plant mitochondria

... use Bradford assay. I'm thinking about plase contrast microscopy. Could anyone give me a protocol about the treatment that I have to use for this (dyes, steps). Is there a chemical that could make them bigger? So they would be more easy to count? Thank you in advance!

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by Cromatida
Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:41 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Counting plant mitochondria
Replies: 0
Views: 444

Lightning Bolts within Cells

... by studying these electric fields. University of Michigan researchers led by chemistry professor Raoul Kopelman encapsulated voltage-sensitive dyes in polymer spheres just 30 nanometers in diameter. When illuminated with blue light, the voltage-sensitive dyes emit a mixture of red and green ...

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by LL37
Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:45 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Body's electrical current
Replies: 34
Views: 12062
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