Tom,
The alkaline Congo red method for amyloid will also stain cellulose.
Examined by polarisation microscopy, only amyloid and cellulose will give
the characteristic green dichroic birefringence.
In addition, Congo red is fluorescent.
Bryan
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Subject: [Histonet] Stain for Cellulose
I am looking for a stain that will specifically label cellulose, mixed in
with other mammalian tisssue elements. Any ideas?
Tom Crowell
Novartis Institute for BiomedicalReseach
Cambridge, MA
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