Heinz bodies

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Heinz bodies

[′hīnts ‚bäd·ēz]

(pathology)

Refractile spots seen in erythrocytes in hemolytic anemia that may represent denatured globulin.

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Toxic anemias and Heinz bodies. Medicine 1955;34:131-92.

Intracellular Inclusions Detected in Stained Urinary Sediment

Some, such as haemoglobin H inclusions and Heinz bodies can only be appreciated with supravital staining [14].

Morphologic evaluation of Anemia--I

Haematological Studies: Blood samples collected with anticoagulant were analyzed for demonstration of Heinz bodies, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, total erythrocyte count, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, and red cell indices (mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration).

HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RISK FACTORS OF PARTURIENT HAEMOGLOBINURIA IN BUFFALOES