Rehydration of air-dried smears: An alternative method for cytologic analysis of exfoliative cells

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-217

  Dahlstrom, Jane E ^a   Holdsworth, Janice ^a   Bassett, Mark L ^a   Jain, Sanjiv ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytological techniques; Gastric mucosa; Rehydration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH MUCOSA; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032963814     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330979     Document Type: Article

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