From: | Renee Escalona <rescalona@tvmdl.tamu.edu> |
Tony, I have never heard of the "Astra blue" technique but our lab uses a Giemsa stain or a Toluidine Blue stain for the demonstration of mast cells with much success. Hope this helps. Renee Escalona, BS, HTL(ASCP) Laboratory Supervisor TX Vet. Med. Diag. Lab. College Station, TX