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Histochemistry of free and esterified cholesterol in human atherosclerotic arteries
Progress in Biochemical Pharmacology
|January 1, 1977
Abstract:
The described technique provides a sensitive, specific and accurate method for the nondestructive localization of cholesterol in tissues. The staining patterns observed closely correspond to those obtained with oil red O, but allow discrimination between sites where free and esterified cholesterol is present.