Rapid extraction of DNA from archival clinical specimens: our experiences

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 439, Issue 7, 2000, Pages R42-R44

  Poljak, Mario ^a   Seme, Katja ^a   Gale, Nina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

archival specimens; DNA; Giemsa smears; Papanicolaou smears; PCR

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; FREEZE THAWING; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; INFORMATION CENTER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVIEW; TIME; VAGINA SMEAR;

ARCHIVES; AZURE STAINS; DNA; HUMANS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; TIME FACTORS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0033628755     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03376517     Document Type: Article

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