| Descriptor English: | Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Reacción del Ácido Peryódico de Schiff                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Reação do Ácido Periódico de Schiff | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Réaction à l'acide periodique de Schiff | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    PAS Reaction PAS Reactions Periodic Acid Schiff Reaction Periodic Acid-Schiff Reactions Reaction, PAS Reaction, Periodic Acid-Schiff Reactions, PAS Reactions, Periodic Acid-Schiff  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E01.370.225.500.607.790 E01.370.225.500.620.670.615 E01.370.225.750.551.790 E05.200.500.607.790 E05.200.500.620.670.620 E05.200.750.551.790  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010503 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A histochemical technique for staining carbohydrates. It is based on PERIODIC ACID oxidation of a substance containing adjacent hydroxyl groups. The resulting aldehydes react with Schiff reagent to form a colored product. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MT methods SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Histocytochemistry (1966-1976) Periodic Acids (1966-1976) Staining (1966-1976)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY 1979-90; was see under STAINS AND STAINING 1977-78 | 
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| History Note: | 91(77); was see under HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY 1979-90; was see under STAINS AND STAINING 1977-78 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 10694 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010503 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1976/04/27 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/23 | 
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| Scope note | A histochemical technique for staining carbohydrates. It is based on PERIODIC ACID oxidation of a substance containing adjacent hydroxyl groups. The resulting aldehydes react with Schiff reagent to form a colored product. | 
| Preferred term | Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            PAS Reaction                                                 PAS Reactions Periodic Acid Schiff Reaction Periodic Acid-Schiff Reactions Reaction, PAS Reaction, Periodic Acid-Schiff Reactions, PAS Reactions, Periodic Acid-Schiff  | 
                                
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