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Review
. 2014 Nov;89(8):564-7.
doi: 10.3109/10520295.2014.916415. Epub 2014 May 28.

Quirks of dye nomenclature. 3. Trypan blue

C J Cooksey  1
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Quirks of dye nomenclature. 3. Trypan blue

C J Cooksey. Biotech Histochem. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Trypan blue is colorant from the 19(th) century that has an association with Africa as a chemotherapeutic agent against protozoan (Trypanosomal) infections, which cause sleeping sickness. The dye still is used for staining biopsies, living cells and organisms, and it also has been used as a colorant for textiles.

Keywords: azo dye; history; sleeping sickness; trypan blue; trypanosomiasis.

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