Commercial formalin substitutes for histopathology

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 273-282

  Prentø, Poul ^a   Lyon, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fixation; Histochoice; Kryofix; Miraky; NoTox; Omnifix II; Substitute; Tissue Tek Streck Tissue Fixative

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE VILLUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; RABBIT; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031440741     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299709082252     Document Type: Article

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