Protein fixation and antigen retrieval: Chemical studies Protein fixation

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 217-221

  O'Leary, T J ^a   Fowler, C B ^a,b   Evers, D L ^a,b   Mason, J T ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Calorimetry; Circular dichroism; Electrophoresis; ELISA; Fixation; Formaldehyde; Formalin; Immunohistochemistry; Proteins

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; CHEMISTRY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; HEATING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PATHOLOGIST; PROCESSING; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EPITOPES; ETHANOL; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 70449433878     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290903039086     Document Type: Short Survey

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