General description
Oil Red O is a lysochrome. It is used to stain and visualise general localization of fats.
Oil Red O stains lipid materials and the lipids take red-orange color. It also marks vacuoles, particularly observed in ALL-L3 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) or Burkitt′s lymphoma/leukemia. Oil Red O staining is done on fresh samples, since alcohol fixation removes lipid.
Application
Oil Red O has been used for the staining of lipid droplets and lipid-containing vacuoles in cells.
Oil Red O has been used:
- for staining liver sections in histological analysis
- for the quantification of lipids in cells
- to stain aorta to examine atherosclerotic lesions
Suitability
Certified for use as a fat stain in Churukian′s modification of the method of Lillie and Asburn.
- UPC:
- 12171500
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 3-5 Days
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- O0625-25G
- CAS:
- 1320-06-5
