Effects of tissue fixatives on antigen preservation for immunohistochemistry: A comparative study of microwave antigen retrieval on Lillie fixative and neutral buffered formalin

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Zhang, Paul J ^a   Wang, Huiqun ^a   Wrona, Erin L ^a   Cheney, Richard T ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Lillie fixative; Microwave antigen retrieval; Paraffin embedment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; BUFFER; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRESERVATION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031834675     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1998.21.2.101     Document Type: Article

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