Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 179-188

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291020179

Effects of different fixatives over different fixation times, including Antigenfix, on immunohistochemical studies

Jiří Lenz1,2,3, Dominika Macháčová2, Petra Konečná2, Luděk Fiala1,4,5, Michal Kyllar6, František Tichý2

1Cytohisto s.r.o., Břeclav, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Brno, Czech Republic
3Znojmo Hospital, Department of Pathology, Znojmo, Czech Republic
4Charles University Pilsen, Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Sexology, Pilsen, Czech Republic
5Charles University Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Sexology, Prague, Czech Republic
6University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Institute of Morphology, Department of Pathobiology, Vienna, Austria

Received August 25, 2021
Accepted February 1, 2022

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