eosin

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(C, D) Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining of sections of WT (C) and

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  1. noun A red crystalline powder, C20H8O5Br4, used in textile dyeing and ink manufacturing and in coloring gasoline.
  2. noun The red sodium or potassium salt of this powder, used in biology to stain cells.

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  • The inclusions were invisible in routine hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections, but were visible in immunohistochemical stainings for alpha-smooth muscle actin. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Inflammatory infiltrates in the brain were quantified by haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, as well as immunohistochemistry using antibodies against CD3, CD11b, and MMP-9 on days 20 after active immunization according to published methods —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • For tissue microarray (TMA) manufacturing, representative areas of the NSCLC samples were identified by a surgical pathologist on hematoxylin-eosin (HE) stained slides. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Stained tissue culture cells and thin sections were labeled with either fluorescent dyes or common histology stains such as eosin, fast green, and safranin.
  • Frozen tissue was sectioned (6-8 µm) and processed for hematoxylin-eosin or IHC staining. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. Greek ēōs, dawn (from its color); see aus- in Indo-European roots + -in.

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  1. from Greek ἠώς, dawn, + -in.
 

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