The Movat pentachrome stain as a means of identifying microcrystalline cellulose among other particulates found in lung tissue

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-254

  Sigdel, Saroj ^a,b   Gemind, J Todd ^a,c   Tomashefski Jr , Joseph F ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Mary's Medical Center Huntington   (United States)

^c Cleveland Skin Pathology Lab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOLOGY; STAINING; SUSPENSION; TABLET;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULOSE; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; STAINING AND LABELING; SUSPENSIONS; TABLETS;

EID: 79952045346     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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