Rapid microwave-stimulated fixation of entire prostatectomy specimens

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-375

  Ruijter, Emiel Th ^a   Miller, Gary J ^b   Aalders, Tilly W ^a   Van De Kaa, Christina A ^a   Schalken, Jack A ^a   Debruyne, Frans M ^a   Boon, Mathilde E ^c   Schroder F H ^a   Beeker, C G M ^a   Blijenberg, B G ^a   Boeken Kruger, A E ^a   Eman, I ^a   Hoedemaeker, R F ^a   Kirkels, W J ^a   Kranse, R ^a   Van Der Kwast, Th ^a   Noordzij, M A ^a   Van De Poel, H J A ^a   Romijn, J C ^a   Van Steenbrugge, G J ^a   Trapman, J ^a   Verkaik, N S ^a   Bussemakers, M J G ^d   Hessels, D ^d   Oosterhof, G O N ^d   Thomas, C M G ^d   Witjes, J A ^d   Haapaniemi, A ^d   Lovgren T ^d   Lovgren J ^d   Pettersson, K ^d   Piironen, T ^d   Mansikka Savolainen, S ^d   Ahlgren, G ^d   Becker, C ^d   Bjartell, A ^d   Bjork T ^d   Lilja, H ^d   Lundwall, A ^d   Abrahamsson, P A ^d   Hamdy, F C ^d   Leung, H Y ^d   Neal, D E ^d   Robson, C N ^d   more..

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Fixation; Immunohistochemistry; Microwaves; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; TISSUE PREPARATION;

CADHERINS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MICROWAVES; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; TISSUE FIXATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 0030656188     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199711)183:3<369::AID-PATH929>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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