Histochemistry deals with the activities of chemical components in cells, and immunohistochemistry addresses the function of cell types in tissue or organs, such as those leading to acceptance or rejection of grafts or organs.

This book is a methods volume focusing on antigen retrieval, particularly methods used in disease-related antigens. Because the book is a methods volume and a lab manual, it will have an audience of pathologists, biochemists, and lab technicians.

Table of contents Preface.
I. Introduction.
II. Antigens and Antibodies.
III. Fixation and Embedding.
IV. Factors Affecting Antigen Retrieval.
V. Problems in Antigen Retrieval.
VI. Antigen Retrieval.
VII. Antigen Retrieval on Resin Sections.
VIII. General Methods for Antigen Retrieval.
IX. Other Applications of Microwave Heating.
X. Cell Proliferating Antigens.
XI. Estrogens.
XII. HER-2 (c-erbB-2) Oncoprotein.
References. Subject Index