A simple epitope retrieval method without the use of microwave oven or enzyme digestion

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-141

  Man, Yan Gao ^a   Tavassoli, Fattaneh A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional heating method; Epitope retrieval methods; Immunohistochemistry; Paraffin embedded tissues

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ARTICLE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029887344     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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