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immunohistochemistry
(redirected from Immunohistochemical staining)

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im·mu·no·his·to·chem·is·try (my-n-hst-km-str, -my-)
n.
Microscopic localization of specific antigens in tissues by staining with antibodies labeled with fluorescent or pigmented material.

immunohistochemistry,
n the demonstration of specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes, especially horseradish peroxidase. See also peroxidase, horseradish.


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Immunohistochemical staining can assist in making a diagnosis of PLGA, as 90% of cells stain positively with S-100 protein and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA).
Immunohistochemical staining for the prion protein showed numerous plaquelike formations along with a synaptic staining pattern similar to that previously described in other vCJD patients (Figure 2).
The accumulation of phosphorylated proteins in rabbit lung tissue shown by increased immunohistochemical staining can be thought of as a broad marker of intracellular signal transduction activation.
 
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