Special Procedures: Brilliant Cresyl Blue Stain

Reticulocytes

RNA present in reticulocytes will appear as darker inclusions, similar to how they appear with New Methylene Blue stain.

These RNA inclusions are fewer in number than Hemoglogin H bodies, and are only seen in reticulocytes.

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