Comparison of the immunogold labeling of single light chains and whole immunoglobulins with anti-κ on LR-white and epoxy sections

Micron

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 439-443

  Brorson, Sverre Henning ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acrylic resin; Electron microscopy; Epoxy resin; Immunoelectron microscopy; Immunoglobulin; Immunogold; Kappa; LCDD; Light chain; LR White

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODY; EPOXY RESIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; LR WHITE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; EPOXY RESINS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PLASTIC EMBEDDING;

EID: 0032452956     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(98)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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