Current cytochemical techniques for the investigation of peroxisomes: A review

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1219-1232

  Fahimi, H Dariush ^a,b   Baumgart, Eveline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Faculty of Medicine Heidelberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalase; Cerium; DAB; GFP; Immunoelectron microscopy; In situ hybridization; Knockout mouse; Oxidase; PEX5 ; Zellweger syndrome

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CERIUM; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; URATE OXIDASE;

BIOGENESIS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0001642864     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701001     Document Type: Review

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