Making and using inexpensive manually constructed tissue micro-array: Experience of a tertiary care hospital in India

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 304-309

  Singh, Deepak Kumar ^a   Sakhuja, Puja ^a   Gondal, Ranjana ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Controls; Immunohistochemistry; India; Tissue micro array

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDIA; QUALITY CONTROL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70249132610     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.54980     Document Type: Article

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