Effects of long-term fixation on histological quality of undecalcified murine bones embedded in methylmethacrylate

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Merrell, G A ^a   Troiano, N W ^a   Coady, C E ^a   Kacena, Melissa A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Fixation; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Methylmethacrylate; MMA; Preservation; Space flight

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OSTEOCALCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPACE FLIGHT; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DECALCIFICATION TECHNIQUE; FIXATIVES; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 29044447213     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290500303414     Document Type: Article

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