Rapid Staining Techniques in Cytopathology: A Review and Comparison of Modified Protocols for Hematoxylin and Eosin, Papanicolaou and Romanowsky Stains

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 100-108

  Jörundsson, Einar ^a   Lumsden, John H ^b   Jacobs, Robert M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytology; Cytopathology; Fixation; Methods; Rehydration; Stains

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0348098991     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.1999.tb01057.x     Document Type: Article

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