- plasmal reaction
- plasmal reaction n a modified Feulgen reaction designed to detect aldehyde in tissue
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plasmal reaction
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plasmal reaction — Long chain aliphatic aldehydes occurring in plasmalogens react with Schiff s reagent in the so called plasmal reaction, to form eg. palmitaldehyde, stearaldehyde … Dictionary of molecular biology
plasmal reaction — noun : a modified Feulgen reaction designed to detect aldehyde in tissue … Useful english dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
stearaldehyde — SYN: stearal. * * * ste·a·ral·de·hyde (ste″ə ralґdə hīd) a long chain, aliphatic free aldehyde found in plasmalogens, giving the so called plasmal reaction upon direct treatment of the tissue with Schiff reagent … Medical dictionary
