The chloroacetate esterase reaction. A useful means of histological diagnosis of hematological disorders from paraffin sections of skin.
A method which utilizes the enzyme chloroacetate esterase as a marker for cells of the neutrophil series, monocytes, and mast cells in tissue that has been fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin is described in detail.
D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000201:enzymology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology
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