Leishman’s stain
SIGMA/L6254 - used as histology stain
Synonym: Eosin-polychrome methylene blue
CAS Number: 12627-53-1
EC Number: 235-732-1
MDL Number: MFCD00131498
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| color | dark green to very dark green |
| form | powder |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| solubility | methanol: 1 mg/mL |
| storage temp. | room temp |
| technique(s) | microbe id | staining: suitable |
| Application: | Leishman′s stain has been used for staining blood smears to differentiate blood corpuscles, malarial parasites, trypanosomers, etc. It may be used as an alternative to Giemsa.Leishman’s stain has been used for the identification of macrophage nuclei in cells. It has also been used in hematology study. |
| General description: | Leishman stain is a Romanowsky-type dye, similar to Wright stain. Leishman stain is used in hematology and tropical medicine to differentiate and identify leukocytes, malarial parasites, and trypanosomes. It is also known as eosin-polychrome methylene blue. |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | room temp |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |