"Congo Red" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acid dye used in testing for hydrochloric acid in gastric contents. It is also used histologically to test for AMYLOIDOSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D003224
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.555.300 D02.886.645.600.080.050.650.250 D04.615.638.555.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Congo Red" by people in Profiles.
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Increased serum amyloid a levels reflect colitis severity and precede amyloid formation in IL-2 knockout mice. Cytokine. 2000 Sep; 12(9):1337-47.
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A mouse model for serum amyloid A amyloidosis. Methods Enzymol. 1999; 309:701-16.