Heat-accelerated fixation and rapid dissection of the pediatric brain at autopsy: A pragmatic approach to the difficulties of organ retention

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 595-600

  Barrett, Ciara ^a,b   Brett, Prancesca ^c   Grehan, David ^a,b   McDermott, Michael B ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Brain; Children; Rapid fixation

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISSECTION; HEAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISSECTION; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROWAVES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 12544251858     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-004-0041-0     Document Type: Article

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