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Special stains (Histochemistry)
EPIC
Various
Section
Histopathology
Description
Technical stain only (no histopathologist interpretation). Available stains: Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), Alcian Blue (AB), Alcian Blue Periodic Acis-Schiff (ABPAS), Congo Red, Elastic Van-Gieson (EVG), Giemsa and Modified Giemsa, Gram, Grocott, Luxol Fast Blue (LFB), Martius Scarlet Blue (MSB), Masson Fontana, Masson Trichrome, Orcein, PAS, PAS-Diastase, Periodic Acid Methanamine Silver (PAMS), Perls Prussian Blue, Toluidine Blue, Von Kossa Wade Fite, Ziehl-Neelsen
Specimen requirement
Unstained slides* or FFPE block. *3μm thickness sections for all except Retic (4), Congo Red (7), and LFB (14)
Dispatch and handling instructions
Padded envelope. Glass slides is mailers. FFPE blocks appropriately secured. Room temperature
Turnaround time
48 hours
Synonym
SS
Is it IS0 15189 Accredited?
Yes