Amplification of immunostaining intensity by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase, avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex or catalyzed signal amplification method gives erroneous antigen content in sections

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 407-413

  Watanabe, Jun ^a   Mondo, Hiroko ^a   Takeda, Kazuo ^a   Takamori, Yasuharu ^a   Kanamura, Shinsuke ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ABC; CSA; CYP2B1 2; Liver; PAP; Quantitative immunohistochemistry; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; ANTIGEN DETECTION; AVIDIN BIOTIN PEROXIDASE COMPLEX; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYTOCHROME; PEROXIDASE ANTIPEROXIDASE COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033389945     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.32.407     Document Type: Article

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