Immunogold signal amplification: Application of the CARD approach to electron microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 421-429

  Mayer, Gaétan ^a   Bendayan, Moïse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalyzed reporter deposition (CARD); Colloidal gold immunocytochemistry; Electron microscopy; Signal amplification; Tyramide conjugates

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AVIDIN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COLLOIDAL GOLD; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISOPROPAMIDE IODIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; LIVER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0032963718     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700401     Document Type: Article

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