paracarmine

English

Etymology

para- +‎ carmine

Noun

paracarmine (uncountable)

1. A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride
   • 2015 August 22, “Amniotic Fluid Derived Stem Cells with a Renal Progenitor Phenotype Inhibit Interstitial Fibrosis in Renal Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Cryosections of 5 μm thickness were incubated overnight at 37°C with X-gal solution pH 8.5 (vWR International, Heverlee, Belgium), counterstained with paracarmine and mounted in Mowiol.