Romanowsky staining in cytopathology: History, advantages and limitations

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-93

  Krafts, K P ^a   Pambuccian, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

aspiration cytology; exfoliative cytology; fi ne needle aspiration; metachromasia; Pap stain; Wright Giemsa stain

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; GIEMSA STAIN; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; STAINING;

AZURE STAINS; CELL BIOLOGY; COLORING AGENTS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79952638019     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2010.515492     Document Type: Article

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