| abstract |
A silver halide photographic emulsion is described, containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a cyanine dye as a combination thereof <IMAGE> wherein R<1> represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; each of said groups being substituted by at least one -COOM or SO3M (wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a quaternary ammonium or a quaternary phosphonium). |