Immunohistochemical labeling of inner ear tissues embedded in polyethylene glycol 4000 - Comparative study with araldite and unicryl embedded sections

Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-369

  Ogata, Yoichi ^a   Slepecky, Norma B ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Syracuse Institute for Sensory Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Araldite; Polyethylene glycol; Unicryl

Indexed keywords

EID: 3743147327     PISSN: 00306622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.99.361     Document Type: Article

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