Comparison of formalin, ethanol, and Histochoice fixation on the PCR amplification from paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissue

European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 633-635

  Giannella, Caterina ^a  

^a Laboratory of Pathology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030922806     PISSN: 09394974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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