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Mucicarmine

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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.

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13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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)
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)
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
S A Ghamande et al.
Gynecologic oncology, 57(1), 117-120 (1995-04-01)
An 80-year-old nullipara had a 2.0-cm cystic tumor of the right labium majus. Histologic diagnosis was mucinous eccrine carcinoma. Seventy-five percent of these rare skin adnexal tumors arise on the face, eyelid, or scalp; but none has been reported on
T Yoshida et al.
Pathology international, 47(11), 775-777 (1997-12-31)
We report a rare case of adenoid basal carcinoma of the uterine cervix, unexpectedly found in a uterus resected for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 3. The patient was a 47-year-old Japanese female. She received a total abdominal

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