Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stains
Infectious disease agents detected on formalin-fixed paraffin blocks include:
Adenovirus (canine, bovine, equine)
Bovine coronavirus
Bovine herpes virus type 1 (IBR)
Bovine parainfluenza virus (PI3)
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
Campylobacter species
Canine distemper virus
Canine parvovirus
Equine herpesvirus-1
Feline calicivirus
Feline herpes virus
Feline infectious peritonitis virus
Feline leukemia virus
Feline panleukopenia virus
Francisella tularensis
Histophilus somni
Influenza A virus
Leptospira sp.
Listeria sp.
Mannheimia haemolytica
Mycoplasma bovis
Neospora sp.
Papillomavirus
Porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus
Rabies virus
Sarcocystis sp.
Sarcocystis neurona
Toxoplasma gondii
Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGE)
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
(TSE)– CWD and Scrapie
Trypanosoma evansi
NOTE: Effective immediately, PDS does not have the capability to interpret IHC for cellular markers for external clients.
Cellular antigens detected on formalin-fixed paraffin blocks include:
Actin-muscle specific
Actin-smooth muscle specific
Calcitonin
CD3 (T-cell)
CD18 (canine)
CD20 (B cell)
CD117 (c-kit)
Chromogranin A
Cytokeratin (AE1/AE3)
Desmin
Factor VIII–related antigen (von Willebrand)
Gastrin
Glial fibrillary acid protein
Glucagon
HLA-DR α-chain (MHC II)
Insulin
Ki67
Lambda Light Chain
Melan-A
MHC II
MUM-1
S-100
Somatostatin
Synaptophysin
Thyroglobulin
Vimentin
Please refer to Immunohistochemical Stains in this Test Section of the guide for the IHC prices.