Microwave incubation improves lipolytic enzyme preservation for ultrastructural cytochemistry

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 387-392

  Rassner, Ulrich A ^b   Crumrine, Debra A ^b   Nau, Patricia ^b   Elias, Peter M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; GLUTARAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIPASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROWAVES; ORGANELLES; SKIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030923001     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026438917856     Document Type: Article

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