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Starch Grains in Stool: Microscopic Picture of Amylorrhea

Microscopic detection of starch grains in stool (amylorrhea). Methylene blue stain, ×400 magnification. Assessment of carbohydrate digestion.

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Stool sample, methylene blue stain: starch grains, ×400

Starch grains in stool. Methylene blue. Magnification ×400

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Oksana Petrovskaya, St. Petersburg

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