Automatic nonsubjective estimation of antigen content visualized by immunohistochemistry using color deconvolution

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Helps, Stephen C ^a   Thornton, Emma ^a   Kleinig, Timothy J ^a   Manavis, Jim ^b   Vink, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

antigen estimation; brain; color deconvolution; immunohistochemistry; virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIAMINOBENZIDINE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; COLOR DECONVOLUTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RAT; STAINING;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 83655198119     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e31821fc8cd     Document Type: Article

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