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HEMATOXYLIN [5 records]

Record 1 2012-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A colorless crystalline compound obtained by extracting logwood (Haematoxylon campechianum) with ether. It may be used as an indicator with a pH range of 5-6, but is mainly used in oxidized form as a stain in microscopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Solution colorante extraite du bois de campêche. Elle sert, en anatomo-pathologie, en histologie et en cytologie, à colorer les préparations microscopiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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Record 2 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Universal entry(ies)
NH4VO3
formula, see observation
1115-67-6
CAS number
DEF

A chemical product in the form of a white or slightly yellow crystalline powder that loses water and ammonia on heating and that is used in dyeing and printing on woolens, in staining wood black, in the manufacture of vanadium black and indelible ink, in producing vanadium luster on pottery, as a photographic developer, in hematoxylin staining in microscopy and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

OBS

ammonium trioxovanadate(1-): form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Chemical formula: NH4VO3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
NH4VO3
formula, see observation
1115-67-6
CAS number
OBS

trioxovanadate(1-) d'ammonium : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : NH4VO3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
NH4VO3
formula, see observation
1115-67-6
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: NH4VO3

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Record 3 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Bioengineering
  • Blood
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Technique biologique
  • Sang
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

[This method](also called imprint cytology) is relatively straight forward, and is based on the premise that cancer cells are more adherent to a glass surface than benign cells. The pathologist touches a microscope slide against the lumpectomy surface, fixes, and then stains the slide with hematoxylin and eosin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
OBS

empreinte cytologique : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

A mixture of hematoxylin and alum introduced by Mayer, widely used as a nuclear stain, especially in combination with eosin as a general oversight method. Also, any alum and hematoxylin stain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Coloration Hemalun-Eosin-Safran : L'observation microscopique des lames après coloration HES donne les résultats suivants (...).

OBS

Genre indéterminé.

Spanish

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