Positive staining with Congo red in tissues with heat artifact due to cautery

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Fernandez Flores, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL EL BIERZO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Cautery; Congo red; Heat artifact

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CONGO RED;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOPSY; CAUTERIZATION; HEAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STAINING;

AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTIFACTS; BIOPSY; CAUTERY; CONGO RED; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; STAINING AND LABELING;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 70249122745     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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