An organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of 5-[(4-acetamido-2-sulfophenyl)diazenyl]-6-amino-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid. Used along with acid fuchsin as a constituent of the plasma staining solution in Lendrum's Picro-Mallory for fibrin.
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A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.