Cytochemical Stains in Haematology

Abstract

Iffat Jamal1

Cytochemical stains are special stains used for staining peripheral blood and bone marrow smears that help in classifying and differentiating different types of leukaemias. In resource poor countries like ours, role of special stains cannot be ignored as they are cheap, time saving, easy to perform, yet effective tools in differentiating different types of leukaemias.

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