The effect of fixatives and temperature on the quality of glycogen demonstration

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-98

  Mohamed Azzam Zakout, Yosef ^a   Salih, Magdi M ^a   Ahmed, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Best's carmine; Fixative; Glycogen; Hexamine silver; PAS; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77949453851     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290903126883     Document Type: Article

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