immunohistochemistry

Introduction

A technigue using antibodies labeled with a fluorescent dye (immunofluorescence) or enzyme (i.e. peroxidase) to detect antigen determined microscopically.

More general terms

• detection technique

More specific terms

• anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) antigen in tissue
• chromogranin antigen in tissue
• estrogen receptor + progesterone receptor in tissue
• hepatocyte growth factor receptor Ag in tissue
• MIB1 antigen in tissue
• MLH1 protein in cancer
• MSH2 protein in cancer
• MSH6 protein in cancer
• Neu-N antigen in tissue
• p53 immunohistochemistry
• phosphatase & tensin homolog (PTEN, MMAC1) protein in cancer
• receptor in tissue