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A selective stain for mast cells in tissue sections is presented. The procedure is based on the resistance to destaining with absolute ethanol-acetic acid of the complex acid mucopolysaccharide-Toluidine Blue reinforced with ferrioxamine B.

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1. Department of Dermatology (with Connective Tissue Research Laboratories) Rigshospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
   Nelly Blumenkrantz & Gustav Asboe-Hansen

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Blumenkrantz, N., Asboe-Hansen, G. A selective stain for mast cells.Histochem J 7, 277–282 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003596

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• Received: 13 August 1974
• Revised: 31 October 1974
• Issue Date: May 1975
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003596

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