Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid
methylene blue
meth·yl·ene blue
Brand Names:
Hyophen; Phosphasal; Prosed DS; Provayblue; Urelle; Uretron DS; Uribel; Urimar Reformulated Oct 2013; Urin DS; Uro-Blue; Urogesic Blue Reformulated Apr 2012; Ustell; UTA Capsule Reformulated Feb 2016; Utira
Effect:
Cellular Activity Alteration; Increased Metabolic Rate; Oxygen Carrying Capacity Alteration
May Prevent:
Cyanosis
May Treat:
Cyanosis;
Herpes Simplex;
Lithiasis;
Methemoglobinemia;
Poisoning;
Urinary Tract Infections
More Information:
Definitions related to methylene blue:
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A compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene blue is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits GUANYLATE CYCLASE, and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of METHEMOGLOBIN.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A synthetic basic dye. Methylene blue stains to negatively charged cell components like nucleic acids; when administered in the lymphatic bed of a tumor during oncologic surgery, methylene blue may stain lymph nodes draining from the tumor, thereby aiding in the visual localization of tumor sentinel lymph nodes. When administered intravenously in low doses, this agent may convert methemoglobin to hemoglobin.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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