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FIELD STAIN A FOR MICROSCOPIAL STAINING
Field stain is a histological method for staining of blood smears. It is used for staining thick blood films to discover malarial parasites. Field's stain is a version of a Romanowsky stain, used for rapid processing of the specimens.
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Used for staining thin blood films for discovering malarial parasites. Used for rapid processing of specimens. Uses methylene blue and Azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer solution and Eosin Y in buffer solution.
Field's stain consists of two parts - Field's stain A is methylene blue and Azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer solution; Field's stain B is Eosin Y in buffer solution. Field stain is named after physician John William Field, who developed it in 1941.
Field stain is a histological method for staining haematological specimens and more particularly blood smears. ... The principle of Field's stain is based on 2 steps: Field A dye consisting of methylene blue and azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer.
