Effects of isopropanol storage time on histochemical and immunohistochemical stains in lung tissue

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 132-137

  Leung, Crystal ^a   Churg, Andrew ^b   Wright, Joanne L ^b   Elliott, W Mark ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Isopropanol storage; Special stains; Tissue processing

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; EVALUATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 84856802192     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: 20460236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046023611Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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