Variability of immunohistochemical reactivity on stored paraffin slides

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 370-374

  Bertheau, Philippe ^a   Cazals Hatem, Dominique ^a   Meignin, Véronique ^a   De Roquancourt, Anne ^a   Vérola, Olivier ^a   Lesourd, Agnès ^a   Séné, Carmen ^a   Brocheriou, Claude ^a   Janin, Anne ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Paraffin slides; Stored slides; Unstained slides

Indexed keywords

ACTIN ANTIBODY; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKINE ANTIBODY; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PARAFFIN; TUMOR MARKER; VIMENTIN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0031809925     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.5.370     Document Type: Article

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