Low-temperature, heat-mediated antigen retrieval (LTHMAR) on archival lymphoid sections

Applied Immunohistochemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-293

  Biddolph, Simon C ^a   Jones, Margaret ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval methods; Formalin fixed; Immunohistochemistry; Paraffin embedded

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW TEMPERATURE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0032786254     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-199912000-00007     Document Type: Article

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