ISSN:
1432-2307
Keywords:
Amyloid
;
Potassium permanganate
;
Immunoperoxidase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Different histochemical techniques were compared on paraffin wax embedded tissue sections for routine classification of amyloid; the following methods were used: potassium permanganate, the indirect immunoperoxidase method using polyclonal anti-human amyloid antisera (anti-AA, anti-Aλ, anti-Aκ and anti-AF) and the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method using antisera against human, bovine, hamster and canine AA amyloid. Anti-human AA antiserum appeared to be a useful tool in this respect. Polyclonal anti-AL antisera may be helpful in diagnosing AL amyloid, but were of less value than anti-AA serum. Strong cross reactivity between anti-bovine AA antiserum and human AA amyloid deposits was found. This indicates that animal amyloid AA antisera can also be used for the diagnosis of AA amyloid in human tissues.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00705343
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