The effects of progressive formaldehyde fixation on the preservation of tissue antigens

Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 266-268

  Leong, Anthony S Y ^a   Gilham, Peter N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Fixatives; Immunohistochemistry; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; TISSUE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0024799178     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00313028909061071     Document Type: Article

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