Immunohistochemical and morphological studies on the human fetal cochlea: A comparative view on methods

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-199

  Fish III, J H ^a   Scholtz, A W ^a   Hussl, B ^a   Kammen Jolly, K ^a   Ichiki, H ^b   Kreczy, A ^a   Schrott Fischer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Self defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Human fetus; Immunohistochemistry; Morphology; Preparation methods

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PARAFFIN; PYROXYLIN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0035305692     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.2001.0170     Document Type: Article

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