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Romanowsky Stains

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The color purple: from royalty to laboratory with apologies to Malachowski.

Krafts, Hempelmann, and Oleksyn

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    Gary W. Gill BA, CT(ASCP)

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Gill, G.W. (2013). Romanowsky Stains. In: Cytopreparation. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 12. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4933-1_13

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