Cytological intracellular glycogen evaluation using PAS and PAS-D stains to correlate plasma glucose in diabetics

Conclusion: PAS positivity is because of intracellular glycogen accumulation in type-2 diabetics. It can convey the glycaemic status of an individual in the recent past, thus a beneficial role in screening and therapeutic monitoring.

Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - December 17, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: S Shamala Ravikumar TR Menaka G Vasupradha K Dhivya J Dinakaran V Saranya Source Type: research