African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Comparison between Giemsa and Van Geison stains in demonstration of collagen fibers (Kosti-2016)

Ziyad Mudasir
  • Ziyad Mudasir
  • Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical laboratory Sciences, University of El-Imam El-Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan.
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Salma Adil
  • Salma Adil
  • Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical laboratory Sciences, University of El-Imam El-Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan.
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Ahmed Ibn Edriss
  • Ahmed Ibn Edriss
  • Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of Medical laboratory Sciences, University of El-Imam El-Mahdi, Kosti, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 28 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2016
  •  Published: 14 September 2016

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