CytoLyt ® fixation and decalcification pretreatments alter antigenicity in normal tissues compared with standard formalin fixation

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 297-302

  Gruchy, Jennette R ^a   Barnes, Penny J ^a   Dakin Haché, Kelly A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cytopathology; decalcification; immunohistochemistry; preanalytic variables; quality control

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALRETININ; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 6; CYTOKERATIN 8; CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY D2-40; PROTEIN P63; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENICITY; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LUNG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TISSUE SECTION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; TISSUE FIXATION;

FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84928292474     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000082     Document Type: Article

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