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Mucicarmine

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12171500

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for microscopy

Application

Mucicarmine is a histochemical that stains mucins pink. Originally used for the detection of capsular material in fungi, Cryptococcus neoformans, mucicarmine is now used to detect mucin secretions produced by a variety of epithelial and connective tissue cells, especially during certain inflammations and in certain intestinal carcinomas.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Emanuela F T Veras et al.
Annals of diagnostic pathology, 11(6), 407-412 (2007-11-21)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) comprises approximately 30% of all salivary gland malignancies, making it the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands. Multiple histologic variants with a wide range of differentiation have been described. Sclerosing MEC (SMEC) is a rare
The histochemical specificity of mucicarmine staining in the identification of epithelial mucosubstances.
P A Laurén et al.
Acta histochemica, 34(2), 263-272 (1969-01-01)
The use of the mucicarmine stain for a rapid presumptive identification of Cryptococcus from culture.
A M VANCE
The American journal of medical technology, 27, 125-128 (1961-03-01)
Alexandra Flávia Gazzoni et al.
Mycopathologia, 167(4), 197-202 (2008-12-05)
Here we report an unusual case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with AIDS. Although typical Cryptococcus neoformans micromorphology was observed in tongue biopsy, cervical lymph node examination revealed atypical histopathologic findings. These included pseudohyphae, chains of budding yeasts and
Oluwole Fadare
Pathology international, 56(11), 683-687 (2006-10-17)
Some examples of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) may be composed in part of signet ring cells. Such proliferations have been considered examples of pleomorphic LCIS based on pathological features of the more conventional component. However, the occurrence of LCIS

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