IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY WITH TRANSFER - AN EASY METHOD FOR DETECTION OF VITAMIN-A-DEFICIENCY
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 58 (2) , 166-170
Abstract
We described a new method to stain epithelial cells harvested by ocular impression. The cells are immediately transferred on a glass slide after the sampling; this transfer permits a very simple staining and easier reading by light microscopy. The results are compared with those obtained with the previous techniques and confirm ocular impression as a good help for vitamin A status determination.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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