Use of alcohol fixed cytospins protected by 10% polyethylene glycol in immunocytology external quality assurance

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Maxwell, P ^a   Patterson, A H ^a   Jamison, J ^b   Miller, K ^c   Anderson, N ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytopathology; External quality assurance; Immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYTOKERATIN; MACROGOL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SMEAR; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0032893409     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.2.141     Document Type: Article

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