Optimization of heat-induced epitope retrieval for estrogen receptor determination by immunohistochemistry on paraffin sections: Results of a multicentric comparative study

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-263

  Balaton, André J ^a   Mathieu, Marie Christine ^b   Le Doussal, Viviane ^c  

^a Centre de Pathologie   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^c CENTRE RENÉ HUGUENIN   (France)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Breast carcinoma; Estrogen receptor; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030443657     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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