Chicken Blood Smear

Gallus gallus domesticus

Microscope slide: Chicken Blood Smear

This peripheral blood smear specimen demonstrates the characteristic cellular composition of avian blood from a domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Unlike mammalian erythrocytes, avian red blood cells (erythrocytes) are oval, flattened disc-shaped cells containing prominent centrally located, oval to elongated heterochromatic nuclei. Interspersed within the dense erythrocyte population are leukocytes, including heterophils with distinctive rod-shaped cytoplasmic granules, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and small nucleated thrombocytes responsible for hemostasis. Standard Romanowsky staining (Wright-Giemsa) colors the cytoplasm pale pinkish-orange and highlights the dense purple nuclear chromatin, providing a classic histological view of non-mammalian vertebrate hematology.

Category
Vertebrates
Magnification
20x
Stain
Wright-Giemsa
Tags
chicken blood smear, Gallus gallus domesticus, avian blood, nucleated erythrocytes, red blood cells, heterophil, thrombocytes, lymphocytes, avian hematology, peripheral blood smear, Wright-Giemsa stain, vertebrate histology, leukocytes, heterochromatin, brightfield microscopy

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