Technical aspects of immunohistochemistry

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-426

  Ramos Vara, J A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antigen retrieval; Antigens; Detection methods; Fixation; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PROTEINS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 22244483775     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-4-405     Document Type: Review

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