What is the reason for using Perl's Prussian blue stain? from Erythrocyte Inclusions - Wright Stained Smears, presented by MediaLab

Characteristics of Pappenheimer bodies and Siderotic granules

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What is the reason for using Perl's Prussian blue stain?

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	enables one to see the Pappenheimer bodies
	to enhance basophilic stippling
	confirms the presence of iron containing "granules" in erythrocytes
	the Prussian blue stain confirms the presence of RNA

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