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SUBCUTANEOUS fat at the site of injection is stained specifically in five to ten minutes when 0·5 ml. of a 1 per cent aqueous solution of triphenyl tetrazolium chloride is injected into mice. Neutral fat in the deeper layers is stained a bright orange-red, while the secretions of the sebaceous gland cells are stained a brick-red colour.
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TYNEN, J., UNDERHILL, S. Triphenyl Tetrazolium Chloride as a Reagent for the Histological Demonstration of Subcutaneous Fat. Nature 164, 236 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164236a0
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