Evaluation of dermal collagen stained with picrosirius red and examined under polarized light microscopy

• Main Authors: Polyana Galvão Bernardes Coelho (Author), Maria Verônica de Souza (Author), Lissandro Gonçalves Conceição (Author), Marlene Isabel Vargas Viloria (Author), Sirley Adriana Ortiz Bedoya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The special picrosirius red staining highlights the natural birefringence of collagen fibers when exposed to polarized light. The results from birefringence allow to evaluate the organization of the collagen fibers in the tissues. The authors intend to elucidate all steps to obtain and cap...