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staining

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0302887

Staining is a process which results in the addition a class-specific (DNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates) dye to a substrate to qualify or quantify the presence of a specific compound.

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staining

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adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staining

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staining

example of usage

PMID: 18540298. Role of modified bleach method in staining of acid-fast bacilli in lymph node aspirates. Acta Cytol. 2008 May-Jun;52(3):325-8.

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000125

term editor

Philippe Rocca-Serra

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material processing
achieves_planned_objective some material transformation objective