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Garrison test

Garrison test (G. A. Harrison; synonym: Garrison-Fouchier test) – the way of identification of bilirubin in urine which is based on its coloring in green and blue color in the course of oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin aqueous solution of trichloroacetic acid and polutorakhloristy iron (Fouchier's reactant).

 
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