Antigen retrieval techniques: Current perspectives

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 931-937

  Shi, S R ^a   Cote, R J ^a   Taylor, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval (AR); FISH; Formalin; Immunohistochemistry; ISH; Nucleic acid

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID; PARAFFIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; EXTRACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0034924275     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540104900801     Document Type: Review

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