Is this some kind of project for a class? If not, hand it over to
hematology. If so, get a medical technology text book and look up blood
cell counting. To do it right requires special counting slides that are
etched with grids. 


Tim Morken



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From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Missy
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:25 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] WBC counts

Hi all...
We have never done a manual WBC count before and my advisor has asked me
to get a count of WBCs (primarily nuetrophils and lymphocytes) in
wright's stained peripheral blood smears.  What is the general protocol
for a manual count? Do you count WBC's inb relation to RBCs or just
WBCs, the whole slide, or just representative sections?

Melissa

P.S - this is for rat sample, not human
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