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L0294

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Luxol® fast blue solution

liquid

Synonym(s):

Solvent blue 38

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UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Luxol® fast blue solution, 1%

form

liquid

Quality Level

100

concentration

1%

density

0.800 g/cm3

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

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General description

Luxol® fast blue solution is a copper phthalocyanine preferred for staining myelin in paraffin processed tissue. Its use is restricted to the tissues of the central nervous system.

Application

Ready-to-use stain for myelin and phospholipids. Luxol® fast blue solution has been used to stain brain tissue in order to analyse the degree of demyelination. It has also been used in histological analysis of adult zebrafish cord, to study time course after injury.

Legal Information

Luxol is a registered trademark of Rohm and Haas Co.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H319,H371

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 2

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

57.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

14.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

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FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Alcohols
Hazardous rank II

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

L0294-500ML-PW:
L0294-BULK:
L0294-500ML:4548173298573
L0294-VAR:

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X Hu et al.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 20(21), 4516-4524 (2016-11-23)
The occurrence of epilepsy is associated with myelin sheath injury; oligodendrocyte (OL) is the main cell of myelin sheath; In this study, we observed the changes of OL, demyelination, and myelin associated protein in different stages of intractable epilepsy (IE)
The relationship between the occurrence of intractable epilepsy with glial cells and myelin sheath--an experimental study
Hu X,et al.
European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 20(21), 4516-4524 (2016)
Various Modes of Spinal Cord Injury to Study Regeneration in Adult Zebrafish
Hui, et al.
PLoS ONE, 20(21), 4516-4524 (2015)
Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques E-Book (2018)
Jing Chen et al.
Neural regeneration research, 16(9), 1836-1847 (2021-01-30)
Inflammation is a major cause of neuronal injury after spinal cord injury. We hypothesized that inhibiting caspase-1 activation may reduce neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury, thus producing a protective effect in the injured spinal cord. A mouse model of T9
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