Comparison of cell fixation methods of induced sputum specimens: An immunocytochemical analysis

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 36-42

  St Laurent, Julie ^a   Boulay, Marie Eve ^a   Prince, Philippe ^a   Bissonnette, Elyse ^a   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetone methanol; Immunocytochemistry; Paraformaldehyde; PLP sucrose; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CD3 ANTIGEN; HEMATOXYLIN; LYSINE; METHANOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PERIODATE; SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; SPUTUM; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 30844432818     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.09.019     Document Type: Article

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