Ultrastructural Localization of Diagnostically Relevant Melanoma-Specific Antibodies by Immunoelectron Microscopy

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-266

  Taatjes, Douglas J ^a   Pang, Yijun ^a   Von Turkovich, Michele ^a   DeLance, Nicole ^a   Cooper, Kumarasen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

HMB 45; Immunocytochemistry; MART 1; Melanocyte; Melanoma; Protein A gold technique

Indexed keywords

CANCER ANTIBODY; MELAN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PROTEIN A; RESIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DEHYDRATION; EMBEDDING; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MELANOMA;

EID: 0346499388     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2003.26.4.263     Document Type: Article

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