Enhanced cytochemical detection of viral proteins and RNAs using double-sided labeling and light microscopy

BioTechniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Ding, Xin Shun ^a   Carter, Shelly A ^a   Nelson, Richard S ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MOSAIC VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT VIRUS; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; EVALUATION STUDIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANTS; RNA PROBES; RNA, VIRAL; TOBAMOVIRUS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0030023853     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/96201st06     Document Type: Article

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