Comparison of processing and sectioning methodologies for arteries containing metallic stents

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 673-681

  Rippstein, Peter ^a   Black, Melanie K ^c   Boivin, Marie ^b   Veinot, John P ^b   Ma, Xiaoli ^a   Chen, Yong Xiang ^a   Human, Paul ^c   Zilla, Peter ^c   O'Brien, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artery; Immunohistochemistry; Methyl methacrylate; Resin; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; RESIN;

ARTERY; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CORONARY VESSELS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTOMY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; STENTS; TISSUE EMBEDDING;

EID: 33646708792     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5A6824.2006     Document Type: Article

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