Basophilic stippling
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basophilic-stippling-241-6535393
title:
Basophilic stippling
text:
Basophilic stippling, also known as punctate basophilia, is the presence of numerous basophilic granules that are dispersed through the cytoplasm of erythrocytes in a peripheral blood smear. They can be demonstrated to be RNA. They are composed of aggregates of ribosomes; degenerating mitochondria and siderosomes may be included in the aggregates. In contrast to Pappenheimer bodies, they are negative with Perls' acid ferrocyanide stain for iron. Basophilic stippling is indicative of disturbed er
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Cytoplasmic granules in basophils
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basophilic_stippling
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2024-02-10T06:29:32Z
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