Observations on the Technic for Differential Staining of the Cell Cycle Using Safranin and Indigo-Picrocarmine

1 January 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Stain Technology

Vol. 49 (2) , 57-60
https://doi.org/10.3109/10520297409116941

Abstract

By means of auto-radiography and Feulgen-microspectrophotometry, a published technic using safranin and inago-picrocarmine was investigated for reliability in staining cells differentially in different stages of the cell cycle. The technic was found to be unreliable.

Keywords

DIFFERENTIAL
STAINING
CELL CYCLE
AUTO
MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY
INDIGO
INAGO
FEULGEN
RADIOGRAPHY
UNRELIABLE

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Differential Staining of the Cell Cycle
Nature New Biology, 1972
Microspectrophotometry and autoradiography in the study of DNA values of cells in tissue culture
Experimental Cell Research, 1970
FEULGEN HYDROLYSIS: EFFECT OF ACID AND TEMPERATURE
Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 1966