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Giemsa stain |
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Giemsa stain [′gēm·sə ‚stān] (chemistry) A stain for hemopoietic tissue and hemoprotozoa consisting of a stock glycerol methanol solution of eosinates of Azure B and methylene blue with some excess of the basic dyes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Thick and thin blood smears were stained with Giemsa and analyzed by microscopy at a magnification of 1,000x for plasmodia and at 400x for spirochetes. The pellets were fixed twice in freshly prepared cold methanol/acetic acid (5:1) and dropped onto slides before staining with 10% Giemsa solution for approximately 10 min. Thin and thick blood smears were prepared, fixed with methanol, stained with 10% Giemsa stain for 30 rain, and destained with water (10). |
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