For a printer-friendly version, click here.

Histology + Pathology

      > A Single-Source Solution

AppTec provides histology and pathology services to researchers and manufacturers of biopharmaceutical products and medical devices. In addition to standard histology and pathology services for toxicology and biocompatibility testing, immunohistochemistry is offered for detecting antigens in paraffin embedded tissues. 

In addition to the tissue types and stains listed below, a broad range of variations may be requested by custom protocol.  

Tissue Types

Any tissue specimen from a variety of pre-clinical laboratory species can be assayed.   

Examples include, but are not limited to:

     •     Brain, spinal cord, nerve

     •     Thoracic viscera (lung, heart, thymus, aorta, etc.)

     •     Abdominal viscera (gastro-intestinal tract, liver, pancreas, spleen, etc.)

     •     Reproductive organs

     •     Lymphoid organs

     •     Skeletal muscle

     •     Bone (decalcified)  

AppTec Equipment

A Leica Autostainer XL is employed for routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) or other staining methods. 

The Leica Autostainer allows for:

     •     Standardized staining

     •     Reproducible results

     •     High capacity

     •     Quicker turnaround  

Histolology Stains

     •     Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) – routine stain

     •     Masson’s Trichrome

     •     Toluidine Blue

     •     Saffranin-O  

In-House Pathology

AppTec has DVM pathologists on staff who coordinate with the laboratories to provide timely pathology reports.  Clients benefit from the convenience of a single source for both histology services and pathology.