Microwave pretreatment improves RNA-ISH in various formalin-fixed tissues using a uniform protocol

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 588-594

  Wilkens, L ^a   Von Wasielewski, R ^a   Werner, M ^a   Nolte, M ^a   Georgii, A ^a,b  

^a Pathologisches Inst Med HH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hodgkin's disease pathology; In situ hybridization; Light chain immunoglobulin; Microwaves; mRNA

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; TISSUE FIXATION; TONSIL;

EID: 0029782498     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80110-5     Document Type: Article

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