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What are the common examples of carbocyanine dyes?

Posted January 16, 2024

DiD DiI DiO DiR DiS Neuronal tracing functional imaging of neurons

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The two most common carbocyanine dyes are DiI, also known as DiIC18(3) and DiO, also known as DiOC18(3)

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Dil and diO: versatile fluorescent dyes for neuronal labelling and pathway tracing Neurodegeneration & Amyloid Staining MM 4-64 [N-(3-Triethylammoniumpropyl)-4-(6-(4-(diethylamino)phenyl)hexatrienyl)pyridinium dibromide] DiIC18(3)-DS [1,1-Dioctadecyl-3,3,3,3-tetramethylindocarbocyanine-5,5-disulfonic acid]

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