Which fixatives for which indications? Main criteria for formalin substitute fixatives assessment;Quels fixateurs? Pour quelles indications? Principaux critères d'évaluation des méthodes alternatives à la fixation par le formol

Revue Francophone des Laboratoires

Volumn 38, Issue 408, 2009, Pages 45-48

  Hofman, Paul ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Fixation; Formol; Histochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; Non aldehyde fixative; Nucleic acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149361000     PISSN: 1773035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1773-035x(09)70050-4     Document Type: Article

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