Rapid fixation of brains: A viable alternative?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-395

  Sharma, M ^a,b   Grieve, J H K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 33645697702     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.028274     Document Type: Article

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