SKU
RXSOL-60-6604-596
Title
FIELD STAIN A FOR MICROSCOPIAL STAINING
Title
FIELD STAIN A FOR MICROSCOPIAL STAINING
Field stain is a histological method for staining of blood smears. It is used for staining thick blood films to discover malarial parasites. Field's stain is a version of a Romanowsky stain, used for rapid processing of the specimens.
Field Note
Note
Used for staining thin blood films for discovering malarial parasites. Used for rapid processing of specimens. Uses methylene blue and Azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer solution and Eosin Y in buffer solution.
Application
Field's stain consists of two parts - Field's stain A is methylene blue and Azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer solution; Field's stain B is Eosin Y in buffer solution. Field stain is named after physician John William Field, who developed it in 1941.
Dose
Field stain is a histological method for staining haematological specimens and more particularly blood smears. ... The principle of Field's stain is based on 2 steps: Field A dye consisting of methylene blue and azure 1 dissolved in phosphate buffer.
