Technique used to visualise proteins separated on electrophoretic slab gels.
Note: Typically, three types of staining are commonly used: silver staining, which is highly sensitive and non-quantitative; Coommassie Brilliant Blue staining, which is less sensitive than silver staining and quantitative; and fluorescent dye staining, which is highly sensitive and quantitative.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1162 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)