Why did you use Kimura staining? Is it specific for only mast...

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Barbara Summers
Mar 25, 2015
protocol Protocol: Isolation and Culture of Bone Marrow-derived Mast Cells
Why did you use Kimura staining? Is it specific for only mast cells?
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Krisztina V. Vukman Author Answered Mar 30, 2015

Dublin City University

Kimura stain contains toluidine blue and it is often used to identify mast cells, because they stain heparin in their cytoplasmic granules. I tried it with some other bone marrow-derived cells and it was specific for mast cells. (Krisztina)
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