Gayle
This info was found in the
´Stainfile`(http://members.pgonline.com/~bryand/index.html):
Sirius red F3B Suggested name Sirius red F3B Other names C.I. number 35780
C.I. name Direct red 80
Reference
Conn's Biological Stains
R. D. Lillie.
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD., U.S.A. 
The Merck Index, 12 ed.
Susan Budavari, Ed.
Merck & Co., NJ, USA. 
I believe Sigma sells this product.
Best regards,

Donald Van Hecke,
ST. Lucas - Brugge
Belgium

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> Van:	rueggp [SMTP:rueggp@earthlink.net]
> Verzonden:	donderdag 13 december 2001 19:47
> Aan:	Gayle Callis
> CC:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Onderwerp:	Re: sorry, not intended to be picky - bone stain
> 
> Gayle,
> On my bottle which comes from Germany it is spelled Sirrus Red.
> Patsy
> 
> Gayle Callis wrote:
> 
> > I believe it is spelled sirius red, and is commonly used as a stain for
> > amyloid, the Sweat-Puchtler method.  AFIP manual has a protocol, the
> > reagent recipes you use for bone could very well be the same as this
> > method.  Might help you out.
> >
> > Gayle Callis
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