[Histonet] Fibrin and Myoglobin Stains

[Jan Shivers]

I stain for myoglobin using immunohistochemistry.  I use the Dako polyclonal
antibody and it works very well.  No tissue pretreatment is necessary.

Jan Shivers
Univ. of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
St. Paul, MN  55108
USA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Etheridge, Sandra AGF:EX" <Sandra.Etheridge <@t> gems8.gov.bc.ca>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Fibrin and Myoglobin Stains


> Hello fellow Histonetters,
>
> I work in an provincial animal health monitoring lab (mostly agricultural
> animals) and one of the pathologists was asking if there were specific
> special stains for fibrin and myoglobin.  We currently use PTAH for fibrin
> and muscle fibers, and Okajima for hemoglobin and myoglobin.  Does anyone
> else know of more specific stains for these two constituents?  I can't
seem
> to find much in the limited reference library here.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Sandra Etheridge
> Animal Health Center
> BC Ministry of Agriculture
> Abbotsford, BC
> Canada
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