Description
BioMarq Alcian Blue Stain Kit is used for in vitro diagnostic use. It is used to stain acidic polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans in cartilages and other body structures & some types of muco polysaccharides, sialylated glycocalyx of cells etc.
Alcian blue stains acid mucosubstances and acetic mucins. Excessive amounts of non-sulfated acidic mucosubstances are seen in mesotheliomas, certain amounts occur normally in blood vessel walls but increase in early lesions of atherosclerosis. Strongly acidic mucosubstances will be stained blue, nuclei will be stained pink to red, and cytoplasm will be stained pale pink.
