Decalcification of mounted bone sections enhances immunohistochemical staining

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-109

  Kacena, Melissa A ^a   Troiano, Nancy W ^a   Coady, Christiane E ^a   Horowitz, Mark C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone sialoprotein; Histology; Methylmethacrylate; Mouse; Osteocalcin

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OSTEOCALCIN; SIALOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATRIX; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038159327     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2003.26.2.105     Document Type: Article

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