"Paraffin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.
| Descriptor ID |
D010232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.612
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraffin" by people in Profiles.
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Immunohistochemical detection of CD10 in paraffin sections of hematopoietic neoplasms: a comparison with flow cytometry detection in 56 cases. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2000 Dec; 8(4):257-62.
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Immunophenotyping of hematopoietic neoplasms. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2000 Aug; 17(3):236-56.
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Paraffin plombage of the chest revisited. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Dec; 62(6):1837-9.
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Retrieval of p53 protein in paraffin-embedded head and neck tumor tissues. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1993 Nov; 119(11):1206-9.
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Immunocytochemical assay of progesterone receptors in paraffin-embedded specimens of endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia: a preliminary evaluation. Mod Pathol. 1989 Sep; 2(5):449-55.
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Compression of the spinal cord by paraffin. South Med J. 1985 Dec; 78(12):1525-6.