Medical Definition of Feulgen stain
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A selective cytochemical reaction for DNA in which sections or cells are first hydrolyzed with hydrochloric acid to produce apurinic acid and then are stained with Schiff's reagent to produce magenta-stained nuclei; generally the concentration of DNA in nucleoli and mitochondria is too low to permit detection by this stain
See: Kasten's fluorescent Feulgen stain.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feulgen Stain
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