Localization of human chorionic gonadotropin and placental lactogen by immunogold labeling for electron microscopy: Technique and limitations

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 176-187

  Morrish, Donald W ^a,b   Marusyk, Halyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin; Human placental lactogen; Immunogold; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; GOLD; GRANULATION; TEMPERATURE;

FIRST TRIMESTERS; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHINS; HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOGOLD; LABELINGS; LOCALISATION; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; PARAFORMALDEHYDES; PLACENTA;

PEPTIDES;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030756070     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970701/15)38:1/2<176::AID-JEMT18>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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