Use of dry fixative slides for exfoliative cytology

Use of Dry Fixative Slides for Exfoliative Cytology.

Atlas of Exfoliative Cytology

The Atlas of Exfoliative Cytology is a valuable distillate of the vast experience of the master cytologist, Dr. George N. Papanicolaou. The doubtless heavy subsidy from the Commonwealth Fund has been well employed. The book has been prepared in all modesty in loose-leaf form "to keep abreast of new advances," and an appeal is made for new material. As befits an atlas, the illustrations are many...

Preparation and Use of Fixative Slides for the Diagnosis of Trichomonas Vaginalis.

Clean microscopic slides are dipped in a solution of mercuric chloride and sucrose in 30% alcohol and allowed to dry. A thin transparent film of cytological fixative is thus formed on both sides of the slide. Fixative slides, prepared in this manner, can be stored indefinitely provided that they are not exposed to a warm, humid atmosphere. When a drop of fluid containing bacteria, protozoa, or ...

Problems of gastric exfoliative cytology.

Preparation and use of fixative slides for the diagnosis of Trichomonas

SYNOPSIS Clean microscopic slides are dipped in a solution of mercuric chloride and sucrose in 30% alcohol and allowed to dry. A thin transparent film of cytological fixative is thus formed on both sides of the slide. Fixative slides, prepared in this manner, can be stored indefinitely provided that they are not exposed to a warm, humid atmosphere. When a drop of fluid containing bacteria, prot...