2022•AL-Kindy College Medical JournalOpen access
The Efficiency of Corn Solution as a Cytological Fixative in Buccal Smear
Jalal Eldein Mahmoud Nour Wara, Mohammed Abdulelah Abuzeid Abdulrahem, Tasabeeh Mustafa Alzain Salem, Waad Akram Albager Mohammed, Walaa Tamim Eldar Khalaf Allah Abuzeid, Maha Hamid Omer Bushara, Amna Mohammed Hassan, Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris
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Abstract
Background: Corn Syrup is food syrup higher of carbohydrate, depending on grade. The study aimed to assess efficiency of Corn syrup as cytological fixative. Subjects and methods: This was laboratory based study, it has been conducted at Elrazi University included apparently 30 healthy students have been involved in this study. Results: Out of 30 smears fixed with 95% alcohol, 76.7% (n=23) shows excellent nuclear stain, 23.3% (n= 7) shows good nuclear stain. 70% (n=21) show excellent cytoplasmic stain, 26.7% (n=8) shows good cytoplasmic stain, 3.3% (n=1) shows poor cytoplasmuc stain. Out of 30 smears fixed with corn solution, 60% (n=18) shows excellent nuclear stain, 40% (n=12) good nuclear stain, 3.3 % (n=1) shows excellent cytoplasmic stain, 83.3% (n=25) shows good cytoplasmic stain, 13.3% (n=4) shows bad cytoplasmic stain. Conclusion: Study concluded that Corn syrup can be used as cytological fixative alternatively to 95% ethyl alcohol.
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