Development and application of a novel histological multichrome technique for clam histopathology

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-414

  Costa, Pedro M ^a   Costa, Maria H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Carnoy's fixative; Histochemistry; Histopathology; Tetrachrome stain

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE FIXATION;

BIVALVIA; PERKINSUS SP.; RUDITAPES; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 84861930141     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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