Photopolymerized 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate as a mounting medium preserving immunocytochemical reaction and nuclear counterstain

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 135-140

  Chappard, Daniel ^a,c   Gaborit Retailleau, Nadine ^a   Monthéard, Jean Pierre ^b   Baslé, Michel Félix ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Lab of Macromolecular Chemistry   (France)

^c Universite d'Angers   (France)

Author keywords

2 hydroxyethylmethacrylate; APAAP technique; Cytology; Immunocytochemistry; Mounting medium

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0033048344     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299909047965     Document Type: Article

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