Congo Red Solution (ab246819)
Overview
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Product name
Congo Red Solution -
General notes
Congo Red Solution ab246819 is intended for use in the histological visualization of amyloid in tissue sections. Examination under a polarizing microscope results in green birefringence of amyloid. Amyloid: Red to Pink.
Please refer to ab150663 Congo Red Stain Kit (Amyloid Stain) for further information and details of the staining procedure.
Other products for staining tissue sections
Find more kits and reagents in the special stains guide, or products for antigen retrieval, blocking, signal amplification, visualization, counterstaining, and mounting in the IHC kits and reagents guide.
Properties
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Form
Liquid -
Storage instructions
Shipped at Room Temperature. Store at Room Temperature. -
Storage buffer
pH: 9
Constituents: 48% Ethanol, 2% Isopropanol, 0.5% Congo Red -
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Relevance
Amyloid beta peptide precipitates as amyloid plaques in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The plaque related peptides are 40-43 aminoacid residues in length.