Anemia is the condition of decrease in number of circulating red blood cells (and hence hemoglobin) below a normal range for age and sex of the individual, resulting in decreased oxygen supply to tissues. Iron […]
Sudan Black B (SBB) is a fat soluble dye which has very high affinity for neutral fats and lipids. SBB staining is useful for for the differentiation of Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) from Acute lymphoid […]
Coagulase is an enzyme that works in conjugation with normal plasma components to convert fibrinogen to finbrin and causes clotting of plasma. This enzyme is a good indicator of pathogenic potential of Staphylococcus aureus. As […]
Genus Entamoeba includes a group of amoebic parasites. Among them Entamoeba histolytica is an important human pathogen causing amoebic dysentery as well as hepatic amoebiasis. Entamoeba coli is a commensal of large intestine, but doesn’t […]
Myeloperoxidase is a lysosomal enzyme present in the primary azurophilic granules of neutrophils, eosinophils and to a certain extent, monocytes. Lymphocytes do not contain myeloperoxidase. Purpose of Myeloperoxidase stain Myeloperoxidase (MPO) stain is useful for […]
Reticulocytes are immature red blood cells (RBCs) with considerable quantities of ribosomal and mitochondrial RNA. Normally, there are a small number of reticulocytes in the peripheral blood which remain for 24-48 hours during maturation. Reticulocyte […]
Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining is the most widely used staining technique in histopathology. As its name suggests, H&E stain makes use of a combination of two dyes, namely hematoxylin and eosin. This combination deferentially […]
The term ketone bodies refers to three intermediate products of fat metabolism, namely acetone (2%), acetoacetic acid (20%) and beta-hydroxybutyrate (78%). Under normal conditions, metabolized fats are completely broken down to water and carbon dioxide, […]
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