Medical Definition of Perls' Prussian blue stain
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A stain for ferric iron as in haemosiderins, using potassium ferrocyanide in acetic acid or dilute hydrochloric acid followed by a red counterstain such as safranin O or neutral red; various haemosiderins and most mineral irons give a blue-green reaction, while nuclei stain red.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perls' Prussian Blue Stain
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