Pathologic detection of early myocardial infarction: A critical review of the evolution and usefulness of modern techniques

Modern Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 635-645

  Vargas, Sara O ^a   Sampson, Barbara A ^a   Schoen, Frederick J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autopsy; Forensic pathology; Histochemistry; Myocardial infarction; Sudden cardiac death; Tetrazolium stains

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FUCHSINE; HEMATOXYLIN; PERIODIC ACID; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; PICRIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

APOPTOSIS; CREATINE KINASE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

EID: 0033003381     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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