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Histological Analysis of Arthritic Joints

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1868))

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Histological analysis is a morphological technique and an effective method for understanding the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we describe the processes of paraffin samples, including fixation, decalcifying, embedding, sectioning, and staining (hematoxylin and eosin, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, and immunohistochemistry) for an RA model mouse.

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  1. Division of Analytical Bio-Medicine, Advanced Research Support Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime, Japan

    Takeshi Kiyoi

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan

    Shuang Liu

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Kiyoi, T. (2018). Histological Analysis of Arthritic Joints. In: Liu, S. (eds) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1868. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8802-0_5

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