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Demonstrates that mepacrine acts as a specific vital stain for dense bodies rather than lysosomes in human platelets, highlighting its utility as an organelle-selective marker.
Summary. Mepacrine, used as a vital stain, accumulates in the lysosomes of most cells. In platelets, however, it does not stain the lysosomes but is a specific marker for dense bodies.
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Skaer et al. (1981) studied this question.
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