Post-embedding Double-labeling of Antigen-retrieved Ultrathin Sections Using a Silver Enhancement-controlled Sequential Immunogold (SECSI) Technique

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Goode, Nigel P ^a   Shires, Michael ^a   Crellin, Doreen M ^a   Khan, Tahir N ^a   Mooney, Andrew F ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Electron microscopy; Immunogold; LR Gold; Post embedding labeling; Silver enhancement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; COLLOIDAL GOLD; SILVER;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; KIDNEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILVER ENHANCEMENT CONTROLLED SEQUENTIAL IMMUNOGOLD LABELING TECHNIQUE; SILVER STAINING; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0347418283     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200114     Document Type: Article

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