Paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: MyoD1 demonstration in routinely processed tissue sections using wet heat pretreatment (pressure cooking) for antigen retrieval

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-39

  Engel, M E ^a   Mouton, S C E ^a   Emms, M ^a  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

MyoD1; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Wet heat processing

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 0031030038     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.1.37     Document Type: Article

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