A comprehensive range of services for your unique study requirements
IDEXX BioAnalytics offers histology services and a broad range of pathology services including diagnostic, research and toxicologic pathology. Profile offerings may change as we continue to expand our portfolio. If a specific service or preparation is not listed or for additional information, please contact our team.
- Histology
- Special Stains
- Diagnostic Pathology
- Research & Toxicologic Pathology
- Digital Images
| Fixed Tissue Submitted as Untrimmed Tissues or in Labeled Cassettes |
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Embedding Only |
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Unstained Slide |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Special Stained Slide (see special stains list) |
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Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Stained Slide |
| Tissue Submitted in Paraffin Blocks |
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Recuts, Serial Sections (billed per slide) Unstained Sections Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Recuts, Step Sections/Levels (billed per slide) Unstained Sections Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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| Decalcification |
| Special embedding (cell suspensions, small tissues, special orientation) using agarose gel |
| 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 or in OCT Blocks |
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Unstained Slide |
| Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stained Slide |
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Special Stained Slide |
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| Processing of Light-Sensitive Frozen Specimens |
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Special Embedding Procedures in OCT |
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Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining |
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.
(Long: 5378120)
| Stain | Purpose | |
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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 |
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Diagnostic pathology services are used to investigate unexpected sickness or mortality in colonies or in study animals. Includes trimming and embedding of tissues, H&E slide preparation, special slide stain preparation as needed, pathologist evaluation and interpretation on a final report. |
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Dissection of tissues from fixed or fresh carcass (mouse, rat, guinea pig, rabbit, other species) |
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Turnaround Times |
| Research & Toxicologic Pathology Services |
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Tissue evaluation customized to your evaluation criteria and study needs. Special stains, morphometric analyses, and other special services are available to support evaluation. |
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Turnaround Times Turnaround times for routine studies is 4-6 weeks but may vary based on type of evaluations performed and study requirements. |
| Digital Images Services |
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Annotated Digital Images |
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Non-Annotated Digital Images
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