A strategy for immunohistochemical signal enhancement by end-product amplification

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 819-824

  Chen, Bi Xing ^a   Szabolcs, Matthias J ^a   Matsushima, Anne Y ^a   Erlanger, Bernard F ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

3,3' Diaminobenzidine; Immunocytochemistry; Immunofluorescence; Lymphocyte markers; Peroxidase; Signal amplification

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0029836431     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.8.8756754     Document Type: Article

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