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Effect of Sample Preparation on Basophilic Stippling in Bovine Blood Smears
Author(s) -
George Jeanne Wright,
Duncan J. Robert
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
veterinary clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1939-165X
pISSN - 0275-6382
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-165x.1981.tb00804.x
Subject(s) - stain , basophilic , blood smear , pathology , medicine , staining , malaria
Summary The effect of sample preparation on the amount of basophilic stippling of erythro‐cytes (BSE) was studied using blood from a calf with chronic experimental lead poisoning. The combination of EDTA anticoagulation and rapid drying of the blood smear resulted in the most BSE. Alcohol prefixation reduced BSE. Wright‐Leishman stain was better than Wright stain in demonstrating BSE.