LP6387-7
Methylene blue stain
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Description
Methylene Blue is a commonly used synthetic basic dye that also exhibits antioxidant, antimalarial, antidepressant and cardioprotective properties. Methylene blue stains to negatively charged cell components like nucleic acids. During lymphatic bed of a tumor during oncologic surgery methylene blue is utilized to help stain lymph node draining from the tumor to promote visual localization.[PubChem: Methylene-blue] Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Methylene blue stain
- Part Display Name
- Methylene blue stain
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- MB Stn
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 亚甲蓝染色法 Synonyms: 亚甲蓝染色; |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Tincion azul de metileno |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Blu di metilene, colorazione Synonyms: Colorazione con blu di metilene |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Metüleensinise värv |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Metilen mavisi boyama |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Coloration au bleu de méthylène Synonyms: Coloration. Bleu de méthylène |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Coloration au bleu de méthylène |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | methyleenblauwkleuring |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | barwienie błękitem metylu |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Χρώση κυανού του μεθυλενίου Synonyms: Χρώση κυανού του μεθυλενίου |
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