Histology Lab

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Trimmed tissue
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature:  Room temperature in a leak proof container
Shipping: Ambient
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LBLH

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Trimmed tissue
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LBLS

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Trimmed tissue
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LGEMB

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage room temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LGPRB

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Paraffin block
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: US

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage room temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSH

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature, slide mailer/box
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LHESM

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Paraffin block
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LLEV

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Paraffin Block
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSFB

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature, slide mailer/box
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LCSLIP

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Paraffin Block
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSSFB

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature, slide mailer/box
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSSSM

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature, slide mailer/box
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSSR

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LSEP

Days tested: Monday – Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Accepted species: All species accepted
Storage temperature: Ambient
Shipping: Room temperature in a leak proof container
Estimated turnaround time: 48-72 hrs
Test codes: LLEP

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for Identification of Mycobacterium.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of urates in tissue.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of Gram -/+ bacteria.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: The demonstration of polysaccharides, neutral mucosubstances, and basement membranes. 
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the detection of H pylori in tissue.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of mast cells in tissue. 
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for Identification of Mycobacterium
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.
Test codes: LSS

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.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Demonstration of fungi in tissue.
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.
Test codes: LSS

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.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of amyloid in tissues.
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.
Test codes: LSS

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.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of argentaffin substances.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Detects the ferric ion in loosely bound protein complexes. 
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to differentiate collagen from smooth muscle in tumors.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to identify the presence of calcium in tissue.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of spirochetes in tissue sections.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstration of acid mucopolysaccharides.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used for the demonstation of myelin in tissue.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: The demonstration of glycogen in tissue sections.
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Staining of “epithelial” mucin in tissue sections. Also demonstrates C neoformans.
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.
Test codes: LSS

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. 
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Wednesday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Used to demonstrate pathological changes in elastic fibers. 
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.
Test codes: LSS

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: mouse or rabbit primaries
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIHC

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
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)
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LICKIT

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: B-cell Receptor, precursor-B-cell
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LICD79

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIBA1

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Main filament protein in mesenchymal cells. Diagnostic of melanoma and sarcoma.
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIVIM

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Expressed by T cells
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LICD3

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Reacts with striated & smooth muscle cells. (Z-bands)
Estimated turnaround time:
Test codes: LIDES

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Recognizes the alpha actin from cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle sources
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LMSA

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIASM

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIFIP

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Endothelial cells (cytoplasmic staining)
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIFVIII

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIGLUC

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LINSUL

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LISYN

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Expressed in the nuclei and cytoplasm of plasma cells and a small percentage of germinal center B cells
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIMUM1

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Expressed by neuroendocrine cells
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LICHROM

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Identification of a broad spectrum of acidic and basic cytokeratin proteins.
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LICYTO

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Schwann, enteric glial, & satellite cells (weak staining: axons observed) Distinguishes neoplasms vs. neoplasms of astrocytic origin
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LIGFA

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information:
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LNSEIHC

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Yields a strong cytoplasmic staining of skin and oral mucosal melanocytes
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LPNL2

Days tested: Monday-Friday
Specimen requirements: Tissue, Paraffin Block or Unstained Slide
Stain information: Expressed in epithelial cells of the thyroid gland and the lung.
Estimated turnaround time: 1 week
Test codes: LTTF-1