Effects of preanalytical variables on the detection of proteins by immunohistochemistry in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 537-543

  Engel, Kelly B ^a   Moore, Helen M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; TISSUE FIXATION;

ARTIFACTS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 79956332677     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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