Histology Lab

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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for Identification of Mycobacterium.
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Estimated turnaround time: The turn around time for all stains is between 1-2 days (for staining). Interpretation (as part of necropsy or biopsy cases) will take an extra 1-3 days.
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of urates in tissue.
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of Gram -/+ bacteria.
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: The demonstration of polysaccharides, neutral mucosubstances, and basement membranes. 
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the detection of H pylori in tissue.
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of mast cells in tissue. 
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for Identification of Mycobacterium
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: When melanin pigment is present in large amounts cell detail may be obscured. Excess melanin can be removed from tissue sections.
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Demonstration of fungi in tissue.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of bilirubin and bile pigments in tissue.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of amyloid in tissues.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the detection of copper in tissue, especially in liver in Wilson disease.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of argentaffin substances.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Detects the ferric ion in loosely bound protein complexes. 
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to differentiate collagen from smooth muscle in tumors.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to identify the presence of calcium in tissue.
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Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of spirochetes in tissue sections.
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of acid mucopolysaccharides.
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstation of myelin in tissue.
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: The demonstration of glycogen in tissue sections.
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Staining of “epithelial” mucin in tissue sections. Also demonstrates C neoformans.
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Demonstration of muscle cross-striations and fibrin. Can also be used for glial fibers and myelin. 
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Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to demonstrate pathological changes in elastic fibers. 
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Days tested: Monday-Friday
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Stain information: Recognizes the extracellular domain and is expressed by normal & abnormal cell types. (Normal: breast epithelium, germ, melanoctyes, stem, mast. Abnormal: testicular germ, endometrial carcinomas, melanomas, ovarian epi. Carcinomas)
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Stain information: B-cell Receptor, precursor-B-cell
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Stain information: Main filament protein in mesenchymal cells. Diagnostic of melanoma and sarcoma.
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Stain information: Expressed by T cells
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Stain information: Reacts with striated & smooth muscle cells. (Z-bands)
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Stain information: Recognizes the alpha actin from cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle sources
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Stain information: Endothelial cells (cytoplasmic staining)
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Stain information: Expressed in the nuclei and cytoplasm of plasma cells and a small percentage of germinal center B cells
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Stain information: Expressed by neuroendocrine cells
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Stain information: Identification of a broad spectrum of acidic and basic cytokeratin proteins.
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Stain information: Schwann, enteric glial, & satellite cells (weak staining: axons observed) Distinguishes neoplasms vs. neoplasms of astrocytic origin
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Stain information: Yields a strong cytoplasmic staining of skin and oral mucosal melanocytes
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Stain information: Expressed in epithelial cells of the thyroid gland and the lung.
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