Histology is a classic technique that is used to study the morphology of cellular and subcellular structures by cutting specimens into thin sections. Even with real-time imaging technology, ...

The collection of post-mortem brain tissue has been a core function of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center’s (ADRCs) network located within the United States since its inception. Individual brain ...

THE infrequency with which a firm clinical diagnosis of pyelonephritis can be made without histologic examination of renal tissue prompted the present study. The urinary sediment might be expected to ...

Breast cancer is one the leading causes of cancer death among women globally. Upon breast cancer diagnosis, the testing of HER2 – a protein that promotes cancer cell growth, is routinely carried out ...

In many cases, researchers are faced with the need to detect two or more antigens in a single tissue specimen. The creates an issue called ‘colocalization’, where an antibody binds to multiple ...

Brittany N. Dugger · Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · University of California, Davis · Research III, third floor, suite 3400A · 4645 2nd Ave. · Sacramento, CA, 95817 · USA, ...

Bacterial species, and even specific strains can be differentiated using a number of molecular techniques such as PCR, quantitative PCR, genome sequencing and mass spectrometry. But even without ...

Gram staining was developed in the 1800s as a quick and simple procedure to distinguish between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. It is one of the first laboratory techniques taught to ...

Water is used in histology labs in several ways. Not only it is the key component of many of the reagents prepared in the laboratory, but is also used for tissue floatation baths, tissue processors ...