Pitfalls of formalin fixation for determination of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 475-477

  Chowdhury, S M Z ^a   Broomhead, V ^a   Spickett, G P ^a   Wilkinson, R ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Formalin fixation; Indirect immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; FORMALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032975656     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.6.475     Document Type: Article

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