title: A quick and easy method for the staining of reticulocytes.
abstract: This report presents a simplification of the conventional method for the staining of reticulocytes that is easier, faster and requires no extraneous equipment. Blood is applied directly to a spot of dried stain on a microscope slide. An identical slide is placed over the first and the blood and stain are mixed for about a minute. The slides are held apart by paper labels at each end. The slides are then slid apart to produce a smear on each slide.
mesh_terms: D003584:Cytological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012156:Reticulocytes; D013194:Staining and Labeling