Standardization and further development of antigen retrieval immunohistochemistry: Strategies and future goals

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-192

  Shi, Shan Rong ^a   Cote, Richard J ^a   Taylor, Clive R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Protein conformation; Test battery

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; CELL PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032874184     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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