A semiquantitative image-analytical method for the recording of dose- response curves in immunocytochemical preparations

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 411-419

  Wicht, Helmut ^a   Maronde, Erik ^a   Olcese, James ^b   Korf, Horst Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Cytopharmacology; Image analysis; Immunocytochemistry; Phosphorylation; Quantification; Third messengers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RECORDING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033037791     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700315     Document Type: Article

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