Alizarin Red S is an anthraquinone dye used to stain for calcium deposits, which are indicators of mature osteocytes. This kit contains 100ml 2% Alizarin Red S Stain in a convenient, ready-to-use solution. The dye forms a complex with calcium during the process of chelation resulting in birefringence.
Storage: Room temperature
Shipping: Ambient temperature
Product Use: This product is for laboratory research use only. It is not approved for human or animal use, or for application in in vitro diagnostic procedures.
Materials Supplied by User: 4% paraformaldehyde solution in Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) and deionized H2O (diH2O).