Histopathological evaluation of ocular microsporidiosis by different stains

BMC Clinical Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Joseph, Joveeta ^a   Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a   Garg, Prashant ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; DYE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHENAMINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CYTOPLASM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS SPORE; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSPORIDIAL KERATITIS; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MICROSPORUM; MORPHOLOGY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; STAINING;

EID: 33746271027     PISSN: 14726890     EISSN: 14726890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-6-6     Document Type: Article

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