The value of the reprocessing method of paraffin-embedded biopsies for transmission electron microscopy

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 613-617

  Lighezan, Rodica ^a   Baderca, Flavia ^a   Alexa, Aurora ^a   Iacovliev, M ^a   Bonţe, Diana ^b   Murǎrescu, Elena Doina ^c   Nebunu, Adriana ^a  

^a Department of Histology ^*  (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Reprocessing method; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70849109382     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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