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Endogenous biotin staining as an artifact of antigen retrieval with automated immunostaining

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  1. Department of Pathology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Boston, MA

    Amitabh Srivastava & Arthur S. Tischler MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Lifespan Academic Center, Providence, RI

    Ronald A. Delellis MD

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Srivastava, A., Tischler, A.S. & Delellis, R.A. Endogenous biotin staining as an artifact of antigen retrieval with automated immunostaining. Endocr Pathol 15, 175–178 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1385/EP:15:2:175

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