The role and mechanism of high-temperature antigen retrieval in diagnostic pathology

Current Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-160

  Jasani, B ^a   Rhodes, A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Formalin fixation; Histopathology; Immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ANTIGENICITY; CELL SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0034810320     PISSN: 09686053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cdip.2001.0076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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