- Leishman stain
- a mixture of alkaline methylene blue and eosin in methanol for staining blood cells and certain parasites; also used for G banding of chromosomes.
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Leishman stain
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Leishman stain — Leishman s stain, also Leishman stain, is used in microscopy for staining blood smears. It provides excellent stain quality. It is generally used to differentiate and identify leucocytes, malaria parasites, and trypanosomas. It is based on a… … Wikipedia
Leishman stain — Leish·man stain (lēshґmən) [Sir William Boog Leishman, English army surgeon and bacteriologist, 1865–1926] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
Leishman stain — Romanovsky type stain; a mixture of basic and acid dyes used to stain blood smears and that differentially stains various classes of leucocytes … Dictionary of molecular biology
Leishman , Sir William Boog — (1865–1926) British bacteriologist Leishman was born in Glasgow, the son of the regius professor of medicine at the university there. He himself was educated at the university, where he obtained his MD in 1886. He immediately joined the Army… … Scientists
stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… … Medical dictionary
Leishman — Sir William B., Scottish surgeon, 1865–1926. See Leishmania, L. chrome cells, under cell, L. stain, L. Donovan body … Medical dictionary
Romanowsky (Romanovsky) stain — the prototype of the many eosin–polychrome methylene blue stains for blood smears and malarial parasites, including Giemsa stain, Leishman stain, and Wright stain … Medical dictionary
William Boog Leishman — Lieutenant General Sir William Boog Leishman (November 6, 1865 June 2, 1926) was a Scottish pathologist and British Army medical officer. He was Director General of Army Medical Services from 1923 to 1926.He was born in Glasgow and attended… … Wikipedia
Romanowsky stain — Romanowsky staining was a prototypical staining technique that was the forerunner of several distinct but similar methods, including Giemsa, Jenner, Wright, and Leishman stains, which are used to differentiate cells in pathologic specimens.… … Wikipedia
Romanovsky-type stain — Composite histological stains including methylene blue, Azure A or B and eosin, sometimes with other stains. Examples are Giemsa, Wright s, and Leishman s stain … Dictionary of molecular biology
