The merits of rapid, economic acetic acid, papanicolaou stain (REAP) over papanicolaou stain (PAP) technique in cervical cytology
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Comparison of modified ultrafast Papanicolaou stain with the standard rapid Papanicolaou stain in cytology of various organs
BACKGROUND Since the first introduction of Papanicolaou (Pap) stain in 1942 there have been many modifications. Of these, the Ultra-Fast Pap stain has become popular. This technique was further modified in India as many of the reagents were not available in our country. Our study was conducted by adapting this modified staining technique which involves the replacement of Gill's hematoxylin with...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2320-6012,2320-6071
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173166