A comparison of methods for heat-mediated antigen retrieval for immunoelectron microscopy: Demonstration of cytokeratin no. 18 in normal and neoplastic hepatocytes

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 278-285

  Xiao, J C ^a   Adam, A ^a   Ruck, P ^a   Kaiserling, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

antigen retrieval; autoclave; cytokeratin No. 18; hepatocyte; immunoelectron microscopy; immunohistochemistry; microwave oven; pressurized boiling

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0029806576     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299609117175     Document Type: Article

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