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THE Congo-red reaction of amyloid in histological sections is the only amyloid stain providing durable preparations. It has, however, so far proved of limited value, as its specificity is compromised by certain hyaline, mucous, fibrinoid or elastic tissue components also 'taking' Congo-red.
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LADEWIG, P. Double-Refringence of the Amyloid-Congo-Red-Complex in Histological Sections. Nature 156, 81–82 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156081a0
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