"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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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraffin" by people in Profiles.
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Powers TW, Neely BA, Shao Y, Tang H, Troyer DA, Mehta AS, Haab BB, Drake RR. MALDI imaging mass spectrometry profiling of N-glycans in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded clinical tissue blocks and tissue microarrays. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e106255.
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Valdes K, Marik T. A systematic review of conservative interventions for osteoarthritis of the hand. J Hand Ther. 2010 Oct-Dec; 23(4):334-50; quiz 351.
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Schulte BA. Immunohistochemical localization of intracellular Ca-ATPase in outer hair cells, neurons and fibrocytes in the adult and developing inner ear. Hear Res. 1993 Feb; 65(1-2):262-73.
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Schulte BA, Adams JC. Immunohistochemical localization of vimentin in the gerbil inner ear. J Histochem Cytochem. 1989 Dec; 37(12):1787-97.
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Schulte BA, Adams JC. Distribution of immunoreactive Na+,K+-ATPase in gerbil cochlea. J Histochem Cytochem. 1989 Feb; 37(2):127-34.