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Descriptor English: Prussian Blue Reaction
Descriptor Spanish: Reacción del Azul Prusia
Descriptor reacción del azul de Prusia
Entry term(s) reacción de ferrocianuro
Scope note: Reacción de ferrocianuro de potasio con hierro férrico para dar lugar a un precipitado azul oscuro en los sitios del hierro férrico. Se emplea para determinar el hierro férrico en tejidos, particularmente en el diagnóstico de trastornos del metabolismo del hierro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Reação do Azul da Prússia
Descriptor French: Coloration au bleu de Prusse
Entry term(s): Blue Reaction, Prussian
Blue Reactions, Prussian
Ferrocyanide Reaction
Ferrocyanide Reactions
Prussian Blue Reactions
Reaction, Ferrocyanide
Reaction, Prussian Blue
Reactions, Ferrocyanide
Reactions, Prussian Blue
Tree number(s): E01.370.225.500.607.810
E01.370.225.500.620.670.660
E01.370.225.750.551.810
E01.370.225.750.600.670.660
E05.200.500.607.810
E05.200.500.620.670.660
E05.200.750.551.810
E05.200.750.600.670.660
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011540
Scope note: The reaction of potassium ferrocyanide with ferric iron to yield a dark blue precipitate at the sites of the ferric iron. Used to determine ferric iron in tissues, particularly in the diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Dyes (1966-1978)
Ferrocyanides (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY 1979-90
DeCS ID: 11979
Unique ID: D011540
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/04/28
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Prussian Blue Reaction - Preferred
Concept UI M0017938
Scope note The reaction of potassium ferrocyanide with ferric iron to yield a dark blue precipitate at the sites of the ferric iron. Used to determine ferric iron in tissues, particularly in the diagnosis of disorders of iron metabolism.
Preferred term Prussian Blue Reaction
Entry term(s) Blue Reaction, Prussian
Blue Reactions, Prussian
Ferrocyanide Reaction
Ferrocyanide Reactions
Prussian Blue Reactions
Reaction, Ferrocyanide
Reaction, Prussian Blue
Reactions, Ferrocyanide
Reactions, Prussian Blue



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