Heavily pigmented melanocytic neoplasms: Comparison of two melanin-bleaching techniques and subsequent immunohistochemical staining

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 188-193

  Orchard, G E ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Immunohistochemistry; Melanins

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELANIN; OXALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MELANINS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032879413     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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