A CYTOPHOTOMETRIC STUDY OF THE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-FEULGEN DYE CONTENT AND AREA OF HUMAN GRANULOCYTES AND LYMPHOCYTES

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Abstract
Human granulocytes and lymphocytes, fixed in formalin and stained according to the Feulgen reaction, were measured microspectrophotometrically with the two-wavelength method. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-Feulgen dye content and nuclear area were determined. Significant differences in DNA-Feulgen dye content between gransulocytes and lymphocytes occurred in most cases regardless of hydrolysis time, but the magnitude of these differences varied from one blood sample to another. A significant positive correlations between DNA-Feulgen dye content of optimally hydrolyzed nuclei and their areas has beens shows for both granulocytes and lymphocytes. These findings are discussed in the context of the "compaction" hypothesis.

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