Low temperature antigen restoration of steroid hormone receptor proteins in routine paraffin sections

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-158

  Elias, Jules M ^a   Margiotta, Michèle ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen restoration; Citrate buffer; Estrogen receptor; Low temperature heating; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PARAFFIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER INVASION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN BINDING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030939357     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1997.20.2.155     Document Type: Article

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