How formalin affects the outcome of routine and special stains

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-159

  Jones, M L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation; Formaldehyde; Formalin; Special stains; Staining

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMAFFIN GRANULE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FEULGEN STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PH; SILVER STAINING; SPIROCHETE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE REACTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

COLORING AGENTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 36048960483     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290701567908     Document Type: Article

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