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Dyes

Medical Definition: Chemical substances that are used to stain and color other materials. The coloring may or may not be permanent. Dyes can also be used as therapeutic agents and test reagents in medicine and scientific research.
Guide Notes: usually non-biol: differentiate from PIGMENTS, largely biol
Also Called: Stains,Tissue Stains
Dyes Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Fluorescent Dyes - Dyes that emit light when exposed to light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags. They are used as markers in biochemistry and immunology.

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