Cost effective, environmentally safe tissue processing method with paraffin oil

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Ayala, Eleanor ^a   Enghardt, Michael H ^a   Horton, Matthew ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearing; Paraffin oil; Tissue processing

Indexed keywords

LIMONENE; PARAFFIN; XYLENE;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 0030958932     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1997.20.2.133     Document Type: Article

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