Mast Cell Density in Oral Lesions using Metachromatic Stains: A Comparative Study

Introduction: Mast Cells (MCs) are bone marrow derived granular cells, distributed throughout the body near blood vessels, nerves and subepithelial areas. MC granules stain by basic dyes but are most readily demonstrated by metachromatic dyes such as toluidine blue and azure A. Aim: This study focu...

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Main Authors: Shilpa Chirappurath Natesan, Jose George, Rekha Krishna Pillai, Bindhu Pushparajan Ramakrishnan, Priya Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:http://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10744/30460_CE(RA1)_F(T)PF1-(SY_MJ_PY)PFA.pdf