The application of heated detergent dewaxing and rehydration to immunohistochemistry

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-50

  Henwood, A F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detergent dewaxing; Immunohistochemistry; Xylene free

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DETERGENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HEATING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING;

ANTIBODIES; DETERGENTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HEATING; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 83755163215     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2010.518891     Document Type: Article

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