An immunohistochemical method for identifying fibroblasts in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-358

  Goodpaster, Tracy ^a   Legesse Miller, Aster ^b   Hameed, Meera R ^c   Aisner, Seena C ^c   Randolph Habecker, Julie ^a   Coller, Hilary A ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroblasts; Immunohistochemistry; TE 7

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SKIN; STROMAL CELLS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 41149104882     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7A7287.2007     Document Type: Article

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