Methods for the identification of side chain O-acyl substituted sialic acids and for the simultaneous visualization of sialic acid, its side chain O-acyl variants and O-sulphate ester.
1987
P E Reid, and
D Volz, and
C M Park, and
D A Owen, and
W L Dunn
Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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D010503
Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction
A histochemical technique for staining carbohydrates. It is based on PERIODIC ACID oxidation of a substance containing adjacent hydroxyl groups. The resulting aldehydes react with Schiff reagent to form a colored product.
Study of intracellular distribution of chemicals, reaction sites, enzymes, etc., by means of staining reactions, radioactive isotope uptake, selective metal distribution in electron microscopy, or other methods.
Cytochemistry
D012794
Sialic Acids
A group of naturally occurring N-and O-acyl derivatives of the deoxyamino sugar neuraminic acid. They are ubiquitously distributed in many tissues.
The marking of biological material with a dye or other reagent for the purpose of identifying and quantitating components of tissues, cells or their extracts.
Histological Labeling,Staining,Histological Labelings,Labeling and Staining,Labeling, Histological,Labelings, Histological,Stainings
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