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Technical Note

Immunoreactivity of some epitopes in longtime inappropriately stored paraffin-embedded tissues

M A SeiduSchool of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Ghan Medical School, Accra, Ghana;Department of PathologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A R AdamsSchool of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Ghan Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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R K GyasiDepartment of PathologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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Y TetteyDepartment of PathologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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D O NkansahSchool of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Ghan Medical School, Accra, Ghana
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E K WireduSchool of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Ghan Medical School, Accra, Ghana;Department of PathologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Pages 59-64 | Published online: 18 Nov 2013

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