"Alcian Blue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A copper-containing dye used as a gelling agent for lubricants, for staining of bacteria and for the dyeing of histiocytes and fibroblasts in vivo.
| Descriptor ID |
D000423
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.473.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcian Blue- Alcian Blue
- Blue, Alcian
- Alcian Blue 8GX
- 8GX, Alcian Blue
- Blue 8GX, Alcian
- Alcian Blue 8GS
- 8GS, Alcian Blue
- Blue 8GS, Alcian
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcian Blue" by people in Profiles.
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Upfront Alcian Blue-periodic acid Schiff stain for the assessment of upper gastrointestinal disorders. Dig Liver Dis. 2018 Apr; 50(4):417-418.
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Polarization of the vacuolar adenosine triphosphatase delineates a transition to high-grade pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasm lesions. Pancreas. 2014 Nov; 43(8):1256-63.
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Modified Alcian blue enhances the intraoperative diagnosis of sentinel lymph node metastasis in invasive lobular carcinoma: a prospective study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 Oct; 134(10):1513-9.
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Alcian blue staining of cartilage of short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata). Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2009 Mar; 2009(3):pdb.prot5165.
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Alcian blue/alizarin red staining of cartilage and bone of short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata). Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2009 Mar; 2009(3):pdb.prot5166.
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The Kruppel-like KLF4 transcription factor, a novel regulator of urokinase receptor expression, drives synthesis of this binding site in colonic crypt luminal surface epithelial cells. J Biol Chem. 2004 May 21; 279(21):22674-83.
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A new triple stain for Helicobacter pylori suitable for the autostainer: carbol fuchsin/Alcian blue/hematoxylin-eosin. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1998 Aug; 122(8):732-6.
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Early diagnosis of signet ring cell carcinoma of the stomach: role of the Genta stain. J Clin Pathol. 1997 Oct; 50(10):867-8.