- Lцffler methylene blue
- a mixture of methylene blue and absolute alcohol in aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Lцffler methylene blue
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Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain — Lцff·ler alkaline methylene blue stain (lərfґlər) [Friederich August Johannes Lцffler, German bacteriologist, 1852–1915] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain — a simple stain used especially for demonstrating granules in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Methylene blue made alkaline with potassium hydroxide is applied to a smear briefly and the slide washed. Granules appear deep blue in lighter blue cells … Medical dictionary
Callison fluid — a solution of distilled water, Lцffler methylene blue, formaldehyde solution, glycerin, ammonium oxalate, and sodium chloride; used as a diluent in counting erythrocytes … Medical dictionary
Loeffler — Friedrich A.J., German bacteriologist and surgeon, 1852–1915. See L. bacillus, L. blood culture medium, L. stain, L. caustic stain, L. methylene blue, Klebs L. bacillus, L. syndrome I, L. syndrome II. * * * Loef·fler see Lцffler … Medical dictionary
