Volu-Sol's Wright-Giemsa stain is a type of Romanowsky stain used to stain peripheral blood and bone marrow smears. The most important components of this stain are oxidized methylene blue, azure B and eosin Y dyes. The eosin Y dye stains the cytoplasm of cells an orange to pink color. The methylene blue and azure B dyes stain the nucleus varying shades of blue to purple. Romanowsky stains are used to perform differential white blood cell counts and to study red blood cell morphology. Abnormal granulocyte, lymphocyte or monocyte cell counts may be used to facilitate the diagnosis of diseases such as leukemia or bacterial infections.
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Wright-Giemsa Stain (Volu-Sol)
Volu-Sol's Wright-Giemsa stain is a type of Romanowsky stain used to stain peripheral blood and bone marrow smears. The most important components of this stain are oxidized methylene blue, azure B and eosin Y dyes. The eosin Y dye stains the cytoplasm of cells an orange to pink color. The methylene blue and azure B dyes stain the nucleus varying shades of blue to purple. Romanowsky stains are used to perform differential white blood cell counts and to study red blood cell morphology. Abnormal granulocyte, lymphocyte or monocyte cell counts may be used to facilitate the diagnosis of diseases such as leukemia or bacterial infections.
Volu-Sol's Wright-Giemsa stain is a type of Romanowsky stain used to stain peripheral blood and bone marrow smears. The most important components of this stain are oxidized methylene blue, azure B and eosin Y dyes. The eosin Y dye stains the cytoplasm of cells an orange to pink color. The methylene blue and azure B dyes stain the nucleus varying shades of blue to purple. Romanowsky stains are used to perform differential white blood cell counts and to study red blood cell morphology. Abnormal granulocyte, lymphocyte or monocyte cell counts may be used to facilitate the diagnosis of diseases such as leukemia or bacterial infections.
