A comprehensive range of services for your unique study requirements
Histologic, diagnostic, research, toxicologic pathology services, and more. Profile offerings may change as we continue to expand our diagnostic portfolio. If a specific test is not listed or for additional information, please contact our team.
- Histology
- Histology Slide Preparation Special Stains
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Toxicologic Pathology
- Photography Services
| Fixed Tissue Submitted as Untrimmed Tissues |
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Embedding Only (price per block) |
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Unstained Slide |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Special Stained Slide (see special stains list) |
| Fixed Tissue Submitted as Trimmed Tissues in Labeled Cassettes |
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| Embedding Only (price per block) |
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Unstained Slide |
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Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
| Special Stained Slide (see special stains list) |
| Tissue Submitted in Paraffin Blocks |
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Recuts, Serial Sections (billed per slide), Up to 2 Serial Sections per Slide: Unstained Sections Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Recuts, Step Sections/Levels (billed per slide), Up to 2 Serial Sections per Slide: Unstained Sections Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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| Decalcification (per tissue) |
| Special embedding (cell suspensions, small tissues, special orientation) using agarose gel |
| Special embedding of large animal tissues (e.g., eyes, bones) |
| Preparation of Tissues for In Situ Hybridization |
| More than two serial sections per slide (serial section charge for additional sections) |
| Frozen Tissue Submitted as Untrimmed Tissue |
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Unstained Slide |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Special Stained Slide |
| Frozen Tissue Submitted in OCT Blocks |
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Unstained Slide |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
| Special Stained Slide |
| Other Services |
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| Processing of Light-Sensitive Frozen Specimens |
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Special Embedding Procedures in OCT |
Histology Slide Preparation Service Turnaround Times
• 2 weeks for routine slide preparation, 4–5 weeks for large studies or specialized embedding or sectioning requests. Call for more specific information.
• 3–day advance notice is recommended in order to guarantee your turnaround times.
• A STAT fee will be applied if overtime or additional staffing is needed.
Additional Guidelines
• Label histology cassettes with #2 pencil or a mechanical pencil with 0.5-mm lead (pen and marker will wash off during processing, including those products indicated as “permanent”).
• Provide any special post-fixation procedure instructions required when submitting samples.
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| Alcian Blue (pH 1.0 or pH 2.5) with or without PAS | Carbohydrates/Mucin |
| Congo Red Amyloid | Amyloid |
| Rhodanine (Copper) | Copper |
| Cresyl Violet-Nissl | Neuro/Pituitary |
| Verhoeff Van Gieson (VVG) | Connective/Muscle |
| Oil Red O (frozen tissue only) | Lipids |
| Giemsa | Microorganisms/Nuclear Elements |
| Glycogen-Digested PAS/H | Carbohydrates/Mucin |
| Churukian’s Ammoniacal Silver Method (PcAg) | Pneumocystis (lung)/Fungi |
| Gram’s (modified Brown-Hopps) | Microorganisms |
| Hall's Bilirubin (Bile) | Pigments/Minerals |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) | Nuclear/Cytoplasmic |
| Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) | Neuro/Pituitary |
| Methylene Blue | Nuclear Elements |
| Movat's Pentachrome | Connective/Muscle |
| Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) | Microorganisms/Neuro/Pituitary |
| Prussian blue (Perl's Iron) | Iron (Hemosiderin) |
| Toluidine Blue | Nuclear Elements |
| Trichrome-Masson's | Connective/Muscle |
| Alizarin Red (Calcium) | Pigments/Minerals |
| Steiner (modified) | Microorganisms |
| Ziehl-Neelsen (AFB) | Acid-fast bacteria |
| Picrosirius Red | Collagen |
| Diagnostic Pathology Services (Designed for sick, moribund, and euthanized for unexpected outcome) |
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Diagnostic Submissions If a diagnosis requires additional staining beyond the standard H&E, the pathologist will contact the client to discuss the value of performing these additional stains and the associated costs. |
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Dissection of tissues from fixed or fresh carcass (mouse or rat) |
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Dissection of tissues from fixed or fresh carcass (guinea pig, rabbit, nonhuman primate) |
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Turnaround Times |
| Research and Toxicologic Pathology Services |
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Slide Preparation Charges for tissue evaluation vary depending on evaluation criteria and needs of the study. Other charges may include special stains, morphometric analyses, shipping costs for return of samples |
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Turnaround Times Turnaround times for research and toxicologic pathology results are based on study, type of evaluations performed, and additional services related to study evaluation goals. |
| Photography Services (Gross and Microscopic) |
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Annotated Digital Images |
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Non-Annotated Digital Images
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Digital Slide Scanning (40x)
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