The effects of formalin fixation and tissue embedding of bovine liver on copper, iron, and zinc analysis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-224

  Bischoff, Karyn ^a   Lamm, Catherine ^b   Erb, Hollis N ^a   Hillebrandt, Joseph R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Formalin fixed; Inductively coupled argon plasma analysis; Iron; Paraffin embedded; Trace minerals; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

COPPER; IRON; PARAFFIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LIVER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COPPER; FEMALE; IRON; LIVER; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TISSUE FIXATION; ZINC;

EID: 45849085055     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000213     Document Type: Article

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