The use of microwave irradiation as a pretreatment to in situ hybridization for the detection of measles virus and chicken anaemia virus in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 157-164

  McMahon, J ^a   McQuaid, S ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCOVIRIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEASLES VIRUS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; CHICKENS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEASLES VIRUS; MICROWAVES; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RNA PROBES; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; THYMUS GLAND; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0029880044     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331439     Document Type: Article

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