The ultimate Wright-Giemsa stain: 60 years in the making

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-75

  Dunning, K ^a   Safo, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

artifacts; blood smear preparation; blood smear staining; peripheral blood collection; troubleshooting; Wright Giemsa stain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CYTOLOGY; GIEMSA STAIN; HEMATOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; STAINING;

AZURE STAINS; BLOOD CELLS; HEMATOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79952647649     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2010.515496     Document Type: Article

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