Deparaffination time: A crucial point in histochemical detection of tissue copper

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Nemolato, Sonia ^a   Serra, S ^a   Saccani, S ^a   Faa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copper; Histochemistry; Liver

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILVER STAINING; WILSON DISEASE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COPPER; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 60749117299     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1209     Document Type: Article

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