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Fluorescent Dyes MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Fluorescent Dyes
Tree Number(s)
D27.720.233.348
D27.720.470.410.505.500
Unique ID
D005456
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005456
Scope Note
Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags.
Entry Term(s)
Flourescent Agent
Fluorescence Agents
Fluorescent Agents
Fluorescent Dye
Fluorescent Probe
Fluorescent Probes
Fluorochrome
Fluorochromes
Fluorogenic Substrate
Fluorogenic Substrates
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 240
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/04/09
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