Constructing tissue microarrays without prefabricating recipient blocks: A novel approach

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Chen, Ni ^a   Zhou, Qiao ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Application; Construction; Method; Technique; Tissue microarray

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; PARAFFIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBEDDING; INVESTMENT; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE MICROARRAY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 21744453625     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LHCJRFBUH8Q6QD3N     Document Type: Article

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