Neuropathological diagnosis of dementia using silver stains and immunohistochemical techniques

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-240

  Powers, Richard E ^a   Wilson, Dianne ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cost efficiency; reproducibility; specificity

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CONGO RED; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; SILVER; TAU PROTEIN; THIOFLAVINE; UBIQUITIN;

DEMENTIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEWY BODY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PICK PRESENILE DEMENTIA; REVIEW; SENILE PLAQUE; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0029745611     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1996.19.3.235     Document Type: Review

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