"Paraffin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraffin" by people in Profiles.
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Dual resolution cone beam breast CT: a feasibility study. Med Phys. 2009 Sep; 36(9):4007-14.
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Expression analysis of mRNA in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded archival tissues by mRNA in situ hybridization. Methods. 2006 Apr; 38(4):253-62.
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Direct injection of paraffin into the breast: mammographic, sonographic, and MRI features of early complications. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Mar; 186(3):888-94.
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Topical treatment of sclerodermoid chronic graft vs. host disease. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Feb; 81(2):143-9.
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Congenital-infantile fibrosarcoma. A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases and molecular detection of the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion transcripts using paraffin-embedded tissues. Am J Clin Pathol. 2001 Mar; 115(3):348-55.
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Solid tumor DNA ploidy analysis. Methods Mol Biol. 1998; 91:181-95.
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Paraffinomas of the breast: mammographic, ultrasonographic and radiographic appearances with clinical and histopathological correlation. Clin Radiol. 1996 Feb; 51(2):130-3.
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Growth fraction estimation of malignant lymphomas in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue using anti-PCNA/Cyclin 19A2. Correlation with Ki-67 labeling. Am J Pathol. 1991 Jun; 138(6):1471-7.
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Contrast analysis of cryo-images of n-paraffin recorded at 400 kV out to 2.1 A resolution. J Microsc. 1991 Feb; 161(Pt 2):279-95.
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Modified methodology to improve flow cytometric DNA histograms from paraffin-embedded material. Stain Technol. 1990; 65(6):279-91.