title: A comparison of polychromasia and reticulocyte counts in assessing erythrocytic regenerative response in the cat.
abstract: Three staining techniques were evaluated for use in assessing the erythrocytic regenerative responses in the cat. Using new methylene blue as a vital stain, the aggregate reticulocyte count closely corresponded to the reticulocyte count on air-dried smears stained with new methylene blue and to the polychromatophilic erythrocyte count on Wright's stained smears.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001815:Bloodletting; D002415:Cats / Q000097:blood*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D008751:Methylene Blue; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D008751:Methylene Blue