fluorochrome

[floor´-o-krōm]

a fluorescent compound, as a dye, used to mark protein with a fluorescent label.

fluor·o·chrome

(flōr'ō-krōm),

Any fluorescent dye used to label or stain.

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fluorochrome

(flo͝or′ə-krōm′, flôr′-)

Any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to stain biological specimens.

fluor·o·chrome

(flōr'ō-krōm)

Any fluorescent dye used to label or stain.

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The IHControls concentrations are listed in each figure legend, in units of molecules of equivalent fluorochrome, or "MEF," per microbead (Materials and Methods).

Quantitative Assessment of Immunohistochemistry Laboratory Performance by Measuring Analytic Response Curves and Limits of Detection

Different fluorochromes (fluorescent dyes) are used in FC.

DNA content estimation of Fig and Black Mulberry using flow cytometry/Conteudo de ADN estimado de Figueira e Amoreira-Preta utilizando citometria de fluxo

MSCs were harvested during the 4th passage and were labeled with PKH26, which is a red fluorochrome. It has excitation (551nm) and emission (567 nm) characteristics compatible with rhodamine or phycoerythrin detection systems.

Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of gastric ulcer

A variation of more than 20% in the mean fluorescent index for fluorochrome-labeled molecules of equivalent soluble fluorochrome (MESF) calibration beads was observed for instruments that had been standardized using CS&T beads.

A new method for quantitative standardization of flow cytometry instruments: flow cytometry is increasingly being used in the biopharma and healthcare sectors

Molecular cytogenetics of Salminus fish (Characiformes) based on 5S and 18S rRNA genes hybridization, fluorochrome staining and C-banding.

Analisis citogenetico en Salminus brasiliensis (Pisces, Characidae) del Rio Parana, Corrientes, Argentina

A histopathologic analysis should be performed using the fluorochrome technique for optimal sensitivity.

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To examine epithelial fields for evidence of apoptosis, cell sloughing, and "vacuole" loss, live animals were costained with 0.001% acridine orange, a fluorochrome that binds nucleic acids, and 0.008% LysoTracker Red, a fluorochrome that labels acidic compartments.

Identifying the cellular mechanisms of symbiont-induced epithelial morphogenesis in the squid-vibrio association

Samples were incubated with primary antibody either purified or conjugated with biotin or fluorochrome for 1 h at room temperature.

Culture and characterization of microglia from the adult murine retina