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Total Authors: 2
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Struct & Funct Biol, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | ACTA HISTOCHEMICA; v. 121, n. 2, p. 101-112, 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 2 |
| Abstract | |
Toluidine blue (TB) staining either alone or in association with other methodologies has the potential to answer a variety of biological questions regarding the human, animal and plant tissues or cells. In this brief review, we not only report the primary use of TB to detect the anionic substrates and availability of their binding sites, but also unveil the resulting applications of TB staining in biological research. Among these applications, the uses of TB staining to identify the changes in chromatin DNA-protein complexes, nucleolus location, and extracellular matrix proteoglycan complexes associated with different physiological and pathological events are described. The usefulness of TB staining to monitor the effects elicited by environmental insults on chromatin and intercalation of drugs into the DNA is also included. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/10356-2 - Action of valproic acid on chromatin structure and function |
| Grantee: | Maria Luiza Silveira Mello |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |