An evaluation of antigen retrieval procedures for immunoelectron microscopic classification of amyloid deposits

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1385-1394

  Röcken, Christoph ^a   Roessner, Albert ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Antigen retrieval; Immunoelectron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION; EMBEDDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0344577962     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904701105     Document Type: Article

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