Barr bodies in sex determination

Since Barr bodies are present within nuclear material, special stains for nucleus such as papanicolaou stain, feulgen and guard stains, orcein, hematoxylin and eosin, cresyl violet, carbol fuschin, and fluorescent staining are used to visualize them. Papanicolaou staining is the gold standard staini...

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Published in:Journal of forensic dental sciences 2013-01, Vol.5 (1), p.64-67
Main Authors: Priyadharscini, R, Sabarinath, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chromosomes
Enamel
Females
Forensic odontology
Gender
Journal Review
Males
Teeth
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Summary:Since Barr bodies are present within nuclear material, special stains for nucleus such as papanicolaou stain, feulgen and guard stains, orcein, hematoxylin and eosin, cresyl violet, carbol fuschin, and fluorescent staining are used to visualize them. Papanicolaou staining is the gold standard staining method for cervical cancers smears because of its excellent staining capacity of nuclear substances. [...]in a nutshell determination of sex of individual by Barr-body plays a vital role in identification; author concluded that it can be done by using papanicolaou staining due to its perfect nuclear staining, cost-effective, and time-consuming and also by viewing under compound microscope under oil immersion technique gives excellent and clear details for identification of Barr-body.
ISSN:0975-1475
0975-2137