Rapid fixation and immunofluorescent staining of cultured cells using microwave irradiation

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Katoh, Kazuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Immunostaining; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INCUBATION TIME; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 79956343268     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/014788811X12949268295960     Document Type: Article

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