Feul|gen reaction

Feul|gen reaction
Feul|gen reaction «FOYL guhn»,
a method of staining for microscopic examination, which colors a nucleic acid purple and leaves the remainder of a cell colorless, used in the study of the nuclei of cells, especially to determine the presence and location of deoxyribonucleic acid.
╂[< Robert Feulgen, 1884-1955, a German biochemist]

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  • Feulgen reaction — n the development of a brilliant purple color by DNA in a microscopic preparation stained with a modified Schiff s reagent * * * a method of demonstrating the presence of DNA in cell nuclei. The tissue section under investigation is first… …   Medical dictionary

  • Feulgen — Robert, German nucleic acid biochemist and cytochemist, 1884–1955. First to detect DNA in cells by a specific cytochemical test. See F. cytometry. * * * Feul·gen fȯil gən adj of, relating to, utilizing, or staining by the Feulgen reaction… …   Medical dictionary

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