Re-evaluation of melanin bleaching using warm diluted hydrogen peroxide for histopathological analysis

Pathology International

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 345-350

  Momose, Masanobu ^a,b   Ota, Hiroyoshi ^c   Hayama, Masayoshi ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Institute on Aging and Adaptation   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Hydrogen peroxide; Immunohistochemistry; Melanin pigment; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

DILUENT; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELAN A; MELANIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PROTEIN S 100; TRYPSIN;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARMING;

ANTIBODIES; BLEACHING AGENTS; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; OXIDANTS; PALATINE TONSIL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957571053     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2011.02667.x     Document Type: Article

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