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PERIODIC ACID AR

Product code RXSOL-60-6605-203

PERIODIC ACID AR

Description

PAS is used in histology to stain carbohydrate-rich macromolecules such as glycogen, glycoprotein and proteoglycans, commonly found in connective tissue, basal laminae, fungi and certain bacteria.

Application
Application

Periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) is a staining method used to detect polysaccharides such as glycogen, and mucosubstances such as glycoproteins, glycolipids and mucins in tissues.