Influence of prolonged formalin fixation of tissue samples on the sensitivity of chromogenic in situ hybridization

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1212-1216

  Mostegl, Meike M ^a   Richter, Barbara ^a   Dinhopl, Nora ^a   Weissenböck, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

in situ hybridization; Infectious agents; prolonged formalin fixation time

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCOVIRUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SNAKE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TISSUE FIXATION; TRITRICHOMONAS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CIRCOVIRUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SNAKES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TISSUE FIXATION; TRITRICHOMONAS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SERPENTIS; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; SUS; TRITRICHOMONAS;

EID: 84856108985     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711425584     Document Type: Article

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