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IT is notoriously difficult to produce consistent and uniform results in the vital staining of nerve fibres with methylene blue. Using Weddell's methods1,2, both local and intravenous methylene blue in rabbits have given unsatisfactory results, with patchy and inconsistent staining.
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McGREGOR, I. Hyaluronidase as an Adjuvant to Methylene Blue in staining of Nerve Fibres. Nature 171, 1070 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/1711070a0
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