Giemsa stain named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological ...
Giemsa stain is a buffered thiazine-eosinate solution designed to provide coloration of blood cells similar to the original product described by Giemsa.
Principle of Giemsa stain ... Giemsa contains Methylene blue(AzureII)/Eosin. Methylene blue on oxidation produces colored compounds termed 'Azure' that have the ...
Giemsa stain is a differential stain and contains a mixture of azure, methylene blue, and eosin dye. It is specific for the phosphate groups of DNA and attaches itself to where there are high amounts of adenine-thymine bonding.
