Honey as a substitute for formalin?

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-153

  Ozkan N ^a   Salva E ^a   Cakalagaoglu F ^b   Tuzuner B ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fixative; Formalin; Honey; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HONEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION;

CARCINOGENS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HONEY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84855467344     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2011.590155     Document Type: Article

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