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Cytologic aspirate, stained, dog
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Cytologic aspirate, stained, dog

    Cytologic aspirate demonstrating dark green-black canalicular casts between adjacent hepatocytes. Red blood cells stain gray-purple. This sample was collected from a dog with gram-negative sepsis that was jaundiced with no elevation in liver enzyme activity. Modified Wright-Giemsa stain; original magnification, 400×.

Courtesy of Dr. Sharon Center.