thioflavin T stain; basic yellow 1 stain
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Introduction
A stain used to detect amyloid. Positive staining results in a specific yellow fluorescence. Tissue sections are 1st immersed in alum-hematoxylin to quench nuclear fluorescence, then stained with thioflavin T. Early diffuse amyloid deposits may not stain well.
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- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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