An improved and cost-effective methodology for the reduction of autofluorescence in direct immunofluorescence studies on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Viegas, Marta ^a,d   Martins, T C ^a,b   Seco, F ^c   Do Carmo, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c University School Vasco da Gama   (Portugal)

^d EPE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Direct immunofluorescence; Kidney; Liver; Paraffin sections

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LIPOFUSCIN; PARAFFIN; AZO COMPOUND; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FIXATIVE; SUDAN BLACK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ANIMAL; BLEACHING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ECONOMICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MURINAE;

ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; FIXATIVES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FORMALDEHYDE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PANCREAS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PHOTOBLEACHING;

EID: 34250854576     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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