Hirsch-Peiffer stain

Hirsch-Peif·fer stain

(hĭrsh' pīf'ĕr),

a stain used for cytologic demonstration staining of metachromatic leukodystrophy; excess sulfatides stain metachromatically (golden brown) with cresyl violet in acetic acid.

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Hirsch,

(origin unknown).

Hirsch-Peiffer stain - see under Peiffer

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Peiffer,

J., German physician, 1922–.

Hirsch-Peiffer stain - used for cytologic demonstration of metachromatic leukodystrophy.

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