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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("immunohistochemistry" is a kind of...):
assay (a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
Context examples:
Detection of antigens in tissues is known as immunohistochemistry, while detection in cultured cells is generally termed immunocytochemistry.
(Immunohistochemistry, NCI Thesaurus)
The myeloid origin of the blasts is demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and/or electron microscopic studies.
(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Minimal Differentiation, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
The Experimental Pathology Shared Service provides Cancer Center investigators with access to histotechnology and pathology services including but not limited to routine histologic evaluation, enzyme histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and autoradiography for diagnosis or characterization of tissue sections obtained from animal models.
(Experimental Pathology Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
