Variables that influence outcomes in immunohistology

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 47-59

  Leong, Trishe Y M ^a   Leong, Anthony S Y ^b,c  

^a VICTORIAN CYTOLOGY SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Controls; Immunohistochemistry; Pitfalls; Quantitation; Variables

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; BIOPSY; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEOPLASM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 34347358722     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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