Component
Reversible optical transparency of topically treated mouse tissue
Experimental model, exposure and limitations remain on each linked record.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Topical tartrazine produced reversible optical clearing in live-mouse imaging experiments.
Experimental context and source evidence
- dose
- Tartrazine sodium salt 18-30% w/w in agarose gel
- duration
- Visible clearing at approximately 5 min; reversible with water rinsing
- evidence_access
- Primary full-text methods/results and metadata.
- evidence_scope
- literature_reviewed; source-specific experimental curation
- experimental_model
- Live anesthetized mice from several strains in imaging experiments
- limitations
- Concentrated experimental topical exposure; human efficacy and long-term safety are not established. Does not imply that consuming food dye makes tissue transparent.
- nutrient_topic
- Tartrazine food-colorant chapter; nutrient, drug and peptide interactions retain their models and limits. · Tartrazine
- organism
- Live anesthetized mice from several strains in imaging experiments
- plain_language
- Topical tartrazine produced reversible optical clearing in live-mouse imaging experiments.
- primary_references
- Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39236186/ DOI: 10.1126/science.adm6869
- route
- Topical application to depilated skin
- tissue
- Scalp, abdominal skin and hindlimb imaging
Tartrazine: mechanisms, molecular forms and cross-actor connections (2026-09-20) · lines 446–455
Original AI-assisted curation of eighteen primary studies. Study-specific citations, negative findings and limitations retained. Not publisher full text. · supports · Live anesthetized mice from several strains in imaging experiments · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## tartrazine-mouse-optical-clearing Topical tartrazine produced reversible optical clearing in live-mouse imaging experiments. Model/species: Live anesthetized mice from several strains in imaging experiments Tissue: Scalp, abdominal skin and hindlimb imaging Exposure: Tartrazine sodium salt 18-30% w/w in agarose gel Route: Topical application to depilated skin Duration: Visible clearing at approximately 5 min; reversible with water rinsing Limits: Concentrated experimental topical exposure; human efficacy and long-term safety are not established. Does not imply that consuming food dye makes tissue transparent. Primary reference: Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules. (2024). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39236186/ DOI: 10.1126/science.adm6869 Access: Primary full-text methods/results and metadata.
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