Intravascular stents: A new technique for tissue processing for histology, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 509-516

  Malik, N ^a   Gunn, J ^a   Holt, C M ^a   Shepherd, L ^a   Francis, S E ^a   Newman, C M H ^a   Crossman, D C ^a   Cumberland, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Resin; Stents; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031760585     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.5.509     Document Type: Article

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