Effect of decalcification on the immunohistochemical expression of ABH blood group isoantigens

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-197

  Adegboyega, Patrick A ^a   Gokhale, Sumita ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood group antigen; Immunohistochemistry; Tissue decalcification

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP A ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP ABH ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP H ANTIGEN; CITRIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BONE MARROW; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0037898946     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129039-200306000-00019     Document Type: Article

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