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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Microwave irradiation as a means of fixation was evaluated for the preservation of extracellular matrix antigens such as collagen III, IV, fibronectin and laminin in both lung and liver specimens. Small tissue samples were placed in normal saline or periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde (PLP) and irradiated for 30 sec to bring them to a temperature of 50 C. The tissue was then processed rapidly in a tissue processor adjusted to a 2 hr cycle and embedded in paraffin. Sections were immunostained. For comparison, routine cryostat sections as well as sections of formalin fixed tissue were used. Microwave irradiation in saline gave excellent morphological detail, comparable to that in formalin fixed tissue. All four antigens evaluated were well preserved without the necessity of prior pepsin digestion. Microwave fixation is promising for preservation of antigenicity and morphological detail, and considerably reduces the time required for processing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0038-9153
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
263-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Application of microwave irradiation to immunohistochemistry: preservation of antigens of the extracellular matrix.
pubmed:affiliation
Immunopathology Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article