[Use of microwaves for enhancing or restoring antigens before immunohistochemical staining]. / Utilisation des micro-ondes pour aviver ou restaurer les antigènes avant la réaction immunohistochimique.

In the proposed protocol, the slides are deparaffinized, rehydrated, placed in 0.01 M, pH 6 citrate buffer and irradiated 3 x 5 minutes in a microwave oven (power output = 650 Watts) before immunostaining. This enables a positive staining for some antibodies and an enhancement of staining intensity for most antibodies.