Chemical dehydration of specimens with 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) for paraffin processing of animal tissues: Practical and economic advantages over dehydration in ethanol

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-26

  Conway, Kevin ^a   Kiernan, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basophilia; Dehydration; Dimethoxypropane; DMP; Microtechnique; Paraffin processing; RNA

Indexed keywords

2,2 DIMETHOXYPROPANE; ACETONE; METHANOL; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEHYDRATION; EXTRACTION; METHYLATION; PSOAS MUSCLE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033030379     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299909066473     Document Type: Article

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