%0 Journal Article
%T Validation of the methylene blue test for assessment of viability of protoscolices from hydatid cysts
%A Elsayed E. Elowni
%A Ghada H. Abdelnabi
%A Mohamed Fadl Ahmad
%A Reem M. Badawi
%J Archive of "Open Veterinary Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.4314/ovj.v9i2.13
%X Methylene blue was used as a vital stain for the assessment of viability of protoscolices from hydatid cysts taking advantage of the chemical nature of the dye as a redox indicator and the kinetically distinct molecular transfer systems of Echinococcus protoscolex for uptake of materials across the tegument
%K Methylene blue
%K Oxygen
%K Protoscolices
%K Viability
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626147/