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Muscle Biopsy

Protocol

Muscle Biopsy Protocol (pdf)

 

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Laboratory Services at UW Hospital and Clinics prepare frozen sections of muscle tissue on every muscle biopsy specimen received. The standard panel of 14 stains includes: 
  • H & E
  • Modified Gomori Trichrome
  • NADH
  • ATPase at pH 4.3, 4.6. 9.4
  • Acid Phosphatase
  • Nonspecific Esterase
  • PAS
  • Oil Red O
  • Myophosphorylase
  • Cytochrome C Oxidase
  • SDH
  • Congo Red
Further special stains and immunohistochemical stains are available as indicated on a per case basis. Additional muscle tissue is routinely fixed for electron microscopy studies. Extra frozen muscle tissue is also archived for future analysis. 
 
Muscle-H & E
 
Muscle biopsy H & E 
 
Muscle-NADH
 
Muscle biopsy - NADH 
 
Muscle-Modified Gomori Trichrome
 
Muscle biopsy Modified Gomori Trichrome