Jeanette
Heinz bodies can be seen as highly refractile bodies near the periphery of
the red cell border in unstained wet preps. Just cover with a coverslip. If
you must use a stain they stain a light blue in wet preps with 1% brilliant
cresyl blue in normal saline or dark purple with 0.5% methyl violet (or
crystal violet) in saline. Heinz bodies are of variable shape and size and
can range from 'tiny' to almost 3 microns.
Regards
Roy Ellis
mailto:roy.ellis@imvs.sa.gov.au

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanette Wilmanski [mailto:wilmanje@UMDNJ.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 08:26 AM
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: heinz bodies
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am looking for an effective method to stain heinz bodies. Any
> suggestions?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeanette
>
>