Demonstration of TT virus in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded liver tissue;Dimostrazione del virus TT in tessuto epatico fissato in formalina ed incluso in paraffina

Pathologica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 112-117

  Foschini, M P ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Formalin fixation; Liver biopsy; Paraffin embedded tissue; Sequencing; TT virus

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; LIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TISSUE FIXATION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA, VIRAL; FORMALDEHYDE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN; TISSUE FIXATION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0035320180     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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