Immunomicroscopy: Resin techniques and on-section labelling with immunocolloidal gold or immunoperoxidase - Planning a protocol

Scanning Microscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-145

  Hobot, Jan A ^a   Newman, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryo techniques; Full dehydration; Immune light microscopy; Immuno electron microscopy; Immunocolloidal gold; Immunoperoxidase; London Resin (LR) White; Lowicryl; Partial dehydration; Progressive lowering of temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; RESINS, PLANT; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030316466     PISSN: 08917035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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