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1.Provide contrast for microscope slides.
2.Stains starch.
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In plant histology, iodine is commonly used as a stain to detect the presence of starch in plant tissues. Iodine reacts with starch molecules, forming a blue-black color complex. This staining technique helps identify storage tissues such as roots, tubers, and seeds, where starch is abundant.
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What is the study of animal and plant tissues?
histology
Histology is a study of?
Histology is the study of all normal tissue, plant, animal, human, both grossly and microscopically.
What is the function of the small intestine mucosa histology?
Celiac disease: risk assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring.
What is histology the study of?
HISTOLOGY is a branch of anatomy. It is the study of TISSUES.
What is the function of the iodine in the czapek dox agar?
to suppress bacteria
What is the different between cytology and histology?
Cytology: Is the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of Cells along with their enclosed Cytoplasm [this is just as realistically called Biochemistry], and Histology: Is the branch of biology that studies the structure and function and the transformation of animal and plant Cells into Tissues.
What is the study of animal and plant tissues?
histology
Histology is a study of?
Histology is the study of all normal tissue, plant, animal, human, both grossly and microscopically.
What is in plant iodine?
Iodine is a nonmetallic crystaline element in the halogen family, not a plant.
What term describes structure composition and function of tissues?
Histology
What is the function for Iodine?
The function of iodine is to keep good working of thyroid gland and the throat.
Definition of oral histology oral embryology and oral physiology?
oral histology is the study of the structure and function of oral (mouth) tissues through the use of a microscope
What color is iodine?
Iodine is purple.As a gas iodine is approx. violet or purple, as solid is very brown.Brown if no starch on plant. Dark blue if there is starch on plant.
What is the function of the small intestine mucosa histology?
Celiac disease: risk assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring.
Mineral is responsible for affecting the normal functioning of the thyroid gland?
Iodine is required to produce thyroid hormones.Besides iodine Selenium is also required by the thyroid gland as major co-factors in its function to regulate metabolism.Zinc is required for the production of thyroid hormones.
Why iodine use in plant cell?
its help in plant cell growth.
What ion is essential for thyroid function?
Iodine
