Use of methacrylate de-embedding protocols for in situ hybridization on semithin plastic sections with multiple detection strategies

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Warren, Kelley C ^a   Coyne, Kathryn J ^a   Waite, J Herbert ^a   Cary, S Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

CARD (catalyzed reporter deposition); ISH (in situ hybridization); MEADE (methacrylate embedding acetone de embedding); Plastic resins

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PREPARATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0031951495     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804600203     Document Type: Article

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