Immunoperoxidase staining for estrogen and progesterone receptors in archival formalin fixed, paraffin embedded breast carcinomas after microwave antigen retrieval

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Katoh, A K ^a   Stemmler, N ^a   Specht, S ^a   D'Amico, F ^b  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Breast; Carcinoma; Estrogen receptor; Immunohistochemistry; Microwave; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PEROXIDASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 0031452715     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299709096524     Document Type: Article

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