Immunohistochemical detection of estrogen and progesterone receptors performed with an antigen-retrieval technique on methacarn-fixed paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissues

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-73

  Oyaizu, Tatsuki ^a   Arita, Seizaburo ^a   Hatano, Takehiko ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHARCOAL; CHLOROFORM; DEXTRAN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; METHANOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACIDS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHARCOAL; CHLOROFORM; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0030040988     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1996.0012     Document Type: Article

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