Effect of heat-induced antigen retrieval following inconsistent formalin fixation

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-286

  Boenisch, Thomas ^a  

^a DakoCytomation   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat induced antigen retrieval; Immunohistochemistry; Standardization; Variable formalin fixation

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; TISSUE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE FIXATION; TONSIL;

ANTIGENS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION; TONSIL;

EID: 23944491608     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.0000146524.74402.a4     Document Type: Article

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