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Cytocentrifugation

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1685—Newton in his Principia coins “centrifuge,” meaning to “ flee from the center”1 1965—Doré and Balfour describe “a device for preparing cell spreads”2 1966—Watson describes “a slide centrifuge: an apparatus for concentrating cells in suspension onto a microscope slide”3

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  1. Independent Cytological Consultant, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Gary W. Gill BA, CT(ASCP)

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Gill, G.W. (2013). Cytocentrifugation. In: Cytopreparation. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 12. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4933-1_6

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