A CONSIDERATION ON THE BASOPHILIC STIPPLED CELLS
Shosuke Suzuki, Tsuguyoshi Suzuki · Sangyo Igaku · 1969
Principally on the blood specimens from workers exposed to lead or its compounds, difference in the rate of appearance of basophilic stippled red cells (BSC) resulting form estimating methods or procedures of preparation employed was analysed. Results obtained from qualitative and quantitative analyses on the relationship between BSC, polychromatic red cells and reticulocytes and results relative to the difference in the count of BSC, led to a suggestion that BSC are artificially produced through the procedure of preparing blood specimens. The most significant factor to acerelate the production of BSC was found to be the speed of dryingup the blood smear on the slide glass. The slower the drying the higher the rate of appearance. The important factor to interpret variable results on the appearance rate of BSC may be dependent on the sensitivity in detecting the meterial observed as stippling in the red cells. The material could be understood as ridosome rich in RNA. From the results reported in the present paper, the authors consider that the appearance of BSC is a partial sign of the presence of younger red cells and that they have on stippling in the blood in vivo