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Rather non-specific stain used in conjunction with another histochemical reagent of greater specificity to provide contrast and reveal more of the general structure of the tissue. Light Green is used as a counterstain in the Mallory procedure, for example.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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