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{{short description|Basic dye and is used as a common stain in histology}}
{{distinguish|Crystal violet}}
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|IUPACName=(9-dimethylamino-10-methyl-benzophenoxazin-5-ylidene)ammonium chloride |IUPACName=(9-dimethylamino-10-methyl-benzophenoxazin-5-ylidene)ammonium chloride
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Cresole Violet
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'''Cresyl violet''' is an organic ] with the ] C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>18</sub>ClN<sub>3</sub>O. It is used in biology and medicine as a ]. Cresyl violet is an effective and reliable stain used for light microscopy sections. Initially, tissue sections are ‘defatted’ by passing through graded dilutions of ]. Then, rehydrated by passing back through decreasing concentrations of ethanol. Lastly, back into water. The ethanol solutions act to differentiate the stain, causing myelin and other components to lose color whereas ] retain the color. '''Cresyl violet''' is an organic ] with the ] C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>18</sub>ClN<sub>3</sub>O. It is a basic dye and is used as a common ] in ].


==Cresyl violet stain==
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It is used in biology and medicine as a ]. Cresyl violet is an effective and reliable stain used for light microscopy sections. Initially, tissue sections are "defatted" by passing through graded dilutions of ]. Then, rehydrated by passing back through decreasing concentrations of ethanol. Lastly, back into water. The ethanol solutions act to differentiate the stain, causing myelin and other components to lose color whereas ] retain the color. It is also used to find '']''.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Goggin N, Rowland M, Imrie C, Walsh D, Clyne M, Drumm B |title=Effect of ''Helicobacter pylori'' eradication on the natural history of duodenal ulcer disease |journal=Arch. Dis. Child. |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=502–5 |year=1998 |pmid=10210995 |doi=10.1136/adc.79.6.502 |pmc=1717771}}</ref>


] ]s also take up the stain although not as strongly as '']''-like organisms.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Burnett RA, Brown IL, Findlay J |title=Cresyl fast violet staining method for ''Campylobacter'' like organisms |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=353 |year=1987 |pmid=2435763 |doi=10.1136/jcp.40.3.353-b |pmc=1140916}} .</ref>
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Cresyl violet is used to stain ] in red blood corpuscles or for staining of the ] in the ] and ]. It is used to demonstrate the ] substance in the neurons and ]. In this role it is also often used as a ] to ], which stains the ].


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==External links==
* - University of Western Australia.

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