Fluorescent in situ hybridisation on tissue sections: A quantitative approach with confocal laser scanning microscopy

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-198

  Neri, Tauro Maria ^a   Carnevali, L ^a   Orlandini, G ^a   Gatti, R ^a   Scandroglio, R ^a   Savi, M ^a   Allegri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fluorescent oligonucleotides; In situ hybridisation

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DIGOXIGENIN; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE;

HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROTOMY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033853254     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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