The effects of storage conditions on the preservation of enzymatic activity in bone

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 169-173

  Cosby, Christi N ^a   Troiano, Nancy W ^a   Kacena, Melissa A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Bone; Enzymatic preservation; Ethanol; Histology

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449122187     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2008.31.4.169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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