Use of periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde for the fixation of multiple antigens in human skin biopsies

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-375

  Pieri, L ^a   Sassoli, C ^a   Romagnoli, P ^a,b   Domenici, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bromo deoxyuridine; Cryosections; Cytokeratins; Langerhans cells; Membrane antigens; PLP; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; BROXURIDINE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CD83 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; GLYCOPROTEIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PERIODATE LYSINE PARAFORMALDEHYDE; SUCROSE; T6 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; CRYOPROTECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; LANGERHANS CELL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRESERVATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SUCTION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0036973201     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1749     Document Type: Article

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