Appearance of granulated cells in blood films stained by automated aqueous versus methanolic Romanowsky methods

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Allison, Robin W ^a   Velguth, Karen E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basophil; Fixative; Granular lymphocyte; Mast cell; Romanowsky stain; Staining technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; CAT; CYTOLOGY; DOG; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOMA; METHODOLOGY; OSTRICH; RABBIT; STAINING;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CATS; DOGS; MAST CELLS; MASTOCYTOMA; RABBITS; STAINING AND LABELING; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 77954359328     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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