The Papanicolaou (PAP) Stain Kit is designed to differentiate between a variety of cells in vaginal smears for detection of vaginal, uterine and cervical cancer. In addition, this procedure is valuable for staining a variety of other bodily secretions and cell smears. The procedure was developed in the early 1940's by George Papanicolaou.
Results Nuclei: Blue. High Keratin Cells: Orange. Superficial Cells: Pink Erythrocytes: Dark Pink. Parabasal Cells: Blue/Green. Intermediate Cells: Blue/Green. Metaplastic Cells: May contain both Blue/Green and Pink.