Technical pitfalls potentially affecting diagnoses in immunohistochemistry

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1184-1192

  Bussolati, G ^a   Leonardo, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBODY; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; BUFFER; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENZYME;

ANGIOSARCOMA; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER TISSUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; ONCOCYTOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTIFACT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; METABOLISM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS; ARTIFACTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENZYMES; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 56049096751     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.047720     Document Type: Review

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