Postadhesive technique for archival paraffin sections

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 168-170

  Pateraki, Magda ^a   Kontogeorgos, George ^a  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adhesive materials; Antigen unmasking; Archival material; Enzymatic treatment; Immunohistochemistry; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0030989701     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299709082232     Document Type: Article

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