Fixation with Carnoy's fluid reduces the number of chymase-positive mast cells: Not all chymase-positive mast cells are also positive for tryptase

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 614-620

  KleinJan, A ^a,b   Godthelp, T ^a   Blom, H M ^a   Fokkens, W J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetone; Carnoy's fluid; Immunohistochemistry; Mast cell chymase; Mast cell tryptase; Nasal mucosa

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHYMASE; FIXATIVE; TRYPTASE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAST CELL; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029781562     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb02295.x     Document Type: Article

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