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For draft of Nissl stain.

The Nissl stain was first introduced by Franz Nissl.[1] Nissl stain stain stains Nissl substance.[2]

History[edit]

Nissle first proposed using magenta red, then methylene blue and lastly thionine or toluidine blue.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kreutzberg, Georg W. (1984). "100 years of nissl staining". Trends in Neurosciences. 7 (7): 236–237. doi:10.1016/S0166-2236(84)80213-1.
  2. ^ Drury, R. A. B.; Wallington, E. A. (1980). Carleton's Histological Technique (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 520p. ISBN 0-19-261310-3.