Weigners Fixative-An Alternative to Formalin Fixation for Histology With Improved Preservation of Nucleic Acids

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 191-199

  Klopfleisch, R ^a   von Deetzen, M ^a   Weiss, A Th ^a   Weigner, J ^a   Weigner, F ^a   Plendl, J ^a   Gruber, A D ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA integrity; fixation; immunohistochemistry; miRNA; mRNA; pathology

Indexed keywords

DNA; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; NUCLEIC ACID; PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL; CAT; CHEMISTRY; DOG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; PRESERVATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DNA; DOGS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MICRORNAS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84872872298     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985812441031     Document Type: Article

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