Methacarn fixation for genomic DNA analysis in microdissected, paraffin-embedded tissue specimens

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1237-1245

  Uneyama, Chikako ^a   Shibutani, Makoto ^a   Masutomi, Naoya ^a   Takagi, Hironori ^a   Hirose, Masao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; Methacarn; Microdissection; Paraffin embedded tissue; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHACARN; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; DISSECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TEMPLATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALIA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0036735310     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000911     Document Type: Article

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