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Buffered Romanowsky-Giemsa method for formalin fixed, paraffin embedded sections: taming a traditional stain

D StefanovićDepartments of BiochemistryCorrespondence[email protected]
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G SamardžijaDepartments of Pathology;Departments of Vojvodina Institutes of Cardiovascular Diseases
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A RedžekDepartments of Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad;Departments of Vojvodina Institutes of Cardiovascular Diseases
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M ArnautFaculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad
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Z NikinDepartments of Pathology;Departments of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica
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M StefanovićDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, General Hospital of Leskovac, Leskovac, Republic of Serbia
Pages 299-308 | Accepted 31 Mar 2017, Published online: 09 Jun 2017

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