Immunohistochemistry quality control

Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques, Seventh Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 435-454

  Sanderson, Tracy ^a   Zardin, Gregory ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-4226-3.00020-2     Document Type: Chapter

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