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Table 1 Immunohistochemistry protocols

From: Challenges in diagnosing canine spindle cell tumours using immunohistochemistry, illustrated by three nonpigmented malignant cases from the nictitating membrane

Protocol

Human

Dog-adapted

Dog-adapted

Target

Melan-A

Melan-A

PNL2

Antigen retrieval

-

EDTA buffer, pH9

Sodium citrate

Primary antibody

Melan-A clone 103, Dako (dilution 1:100)

Melan-A clone 103, Dako (dilution 1:50)

PNL2 clone sc-593,006, Santa Cruz (dilution 1:100)

Secondary antibody

Envision Flex system labelled polymer anti-mouse

Envision + system-HRP labelled polymer anti-mouse

Envision + system-HRP labelled polymer anti-mouse

Detection/ chromogen

DAB chromogen (Dako)

DAB chromogen (Dako)

DAB chromogen (Dako)

  1. Description of the human and the dog-adapted immunohistochemistry protocols used on the current canine membrana nictitans tumours