Sensitivity and specificity of Congo red staining according to Romhányi. Comparison with Puchtler's or Bennhold's methods

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Bély, Miklós ^a   Makovitzky, Josef ^b  

^a Department of Pathology Policlinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St John of God ^*  (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Bennhold; Congo red staining; Puchtler; Romh nyi; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COLLAGEN; DEPOSITION; DIAGNOSIS; TISSUE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BENNHOLD; CONGO RED STAINING; PUCHTLER; ROMHÁNYI; SPECIFICITY;

DISEASES;

AMYLOID; CARBOHYDRATE; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONGO RED; DYE; GUM ARABIC;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACACIA SENEGAL;

EID: 33745739723     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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