Immunohistochemical Evaluation of the Effects of Paraffin Section Storage on Biomarker Stability

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-109

  Ramos Vara, J A ^a   Webster, J D ^b   DuSold, D ^a   Miller, M A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

antigen decay; cell markers; immunohistochemistry; infectious diseases; paraffin section storage; photo oxidation; tissue based biomarkers

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PARAFFIN;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; TISSUE MICROARRAY; VETERINARY; VETERINARY PATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PATHOLOGY, VETERINARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891699025     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985813476067     Document Type: Article

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