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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2008 Dec 2;42(1):51–56. doi: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2008.10.014

Table 1.

Dye-mediated tissue color differentiation and birefringence enhancement

Dye name Colour Index Fibrin staining result
color differentiation birefringence enhancement
Direct Blue 1 24410 ++ 0
Direct Blue 15 24400 +++ +
Direct Red 23 29160 + +
Direct Red 24 29185 +++ +++
Direct Red 26 29190 +++ +++
Direct Red 81 28160 +++ +++
Direct Red 83 29225 +++ ++
Acid Red 1 18050 ++ +
Acid Red 14 14720 ++ +
Acid Red 34 17030 + +
Acid Red 88 15620 0 ++
Acid Red 151 26900 + +
Diamine Fast Scarlet 27130 0 +
Orange II 15510 0 ++
Picric acid 10305 0 ++

0 = none, + = weak, ++ = some, +++ = yes