1. Guest editorial

   • Matilda E. Boon

   EditorialNotes Pages: 311 - 312

2. Microwave fixation of water-cooled insect tissues for immunohistochemistry

   • H. M. Smid
   • H. Schooneveld
   • T. Meerloo

   Papers Pages: 313 - 320

3. A rapid immunogold-silver staining for detection of bromodeoxyuridine in large numbers of plastic sections, using microwave irradiation

   • H. J. G. Van De Kant
   • A. M. M. Van Pelt
   • D. G. De Rooij

   Papers Pages: 321 - 326

4. Microwave irradiation in label-detection for diagnostic DNA-in situ hybridization

   • W. J. Van Den Brink
   • H. J. M. A. A. Zijlmans
   • H. J. Houthoff

   Papers Pages: 327 - 334

5. Microwave stabilization versus chemical fixation. A morphometric study in glycolmethacrylate- and paraffin-embedded tissue

   • H. J. G. Van De Kant
   • D. G. De Rooij
   • M. E. Boon

   Papers Pages: 335 - 340

6. Notes on the application of microwaves in histopathology

   • A. J. H. Suurmeijer
   • M. E. Boon
   • L. P. Kok

   Papers Pages: 341 - 346

7. A practical approach to routine immunostaining of paraffin sections in the microwave oven

   • M. E. Boon
   • F. C. J. Hendrikse
   • L. P. Kok

   Papers Pages: 347 - 352

8. The use of microwave irradiation with low formalin concentrations to enhance the conversion of dopamine into norsalsolinol in rat brain: a pilot study

   • C. F. M. Van Valkenburg
   • E. Marani
   • P. Visser

   Papers Pages: 353 - 357

9. A comparison of microwaves and heat alone in the preparation of tissue for electron microscopy

   • D. Hopwood
   • G. Milne
   • J. Penston

   Papers Pages: 358 - 364

10. Microwave-assisted staining procedures in routine histopathology

    • K. Kayser
    • J. Bubenzer

    Papers Pages: 365 - 370

11. ‘Trouble-shooting’ microwave accelerated procedures in histology and histochemistry: understanding and dealing with artefacts, errors and hazards

    • Richard W. Horobin
    • Linda Flemming

    Papers Pages: 371 - 376

12. Decalcification of teeth in a microwave oven

    • N. Vongsavan
    • B. Matthews
    • G. K. Harrison

    Papers Pages: 377 - 380

13. Physics of microwave technology in histochemistry

    • L. P. Kok
    • M. E. Boon

    Papers Pages: 381 - 388

14. The effect of heating by microwave irradiation and by conventional heating on the aldehyde concentration in aqueous glutaraldehyde solutions

    • J. M. Ruijgrok
    • M. E. Boon
    • J. R. De Wijn

    Papers Pages: 389 - 393