Effect of fixation and epitope retrieval on BrdU indices in mammary carcinomas

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 355-362

  McGinley, John N ^a   Knott, Katrina K ^a   Thompson, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Bromodeoxyuridine; Enzyme digestion; Fixation; Formalin; Image analysis; Immunohistochemistry; Methacarn; Microwave

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; EPITOPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034056525     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800305     Document Type: Article

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