Optimization of immunohistochemical methods using two different antigen retrieval methods on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues: Experience with 63 markers

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 307-311

  Ramos Vara, José A ^a   Beissenherz, Marilyn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0034222672     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870001200402     Document Type: Article

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