Chymotrypsin by IHC

Alphabetical Test listing

Chymotrypsin by IHC-12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation

  
Chymotrypsin by IHC
  
12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation
  
LAB12376
LAB12379
  
  • All IHC stains will include a positive control tissue
  
  • Chymotrypsin can be useful in classifying carcinomas of the pancreas by identifying cells with acinar differentiation
  • Carcinomas with ductal or endocrine differentiation will generally be negative for chymotrypsin
  
Tissue
  

Prepare a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block

  

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block

  

FFPE tissue section mounted on a charged, unstained slide

  

Ambient (preferred)

  
  • Unlabeled/mislabeled block
  • Insufficient tissue
  • Slides broken beyond repair
  
AHL - Immunohistochemistry
  
Mo - Fr
  
1 - 2 days
  

Immunohistochemical staining and microscopic examination

  

If requested, an interpretive report will be provided

  

Specifications

  • Chymotrypsin is an antibody that reacts with human pancreatic chymotrypsin, made by the acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas
  • This antibody does not cross react with human pancreatic trypsin

 
Staining pattern

  • Granular cytoplasmic

  
88342 - 1st stain
88341 - each additional stain
  
10/30/2017
  
10/18/2018
  
01/12/2024