Table 1.
Antibodies used for immunohistochemistry
| Antibody/antigen | Category | Source | M/P |
| CK AE1/AE3 | A | Dako, Glostrup, Denmark | M |
| CK5/6 | A | Dako, Denmark | M |
| CK7 | A | Dako, Carpinteria, California, USA | M |
| CK10 | A | Dako, Denmark | M |
| CK14 | A | YLEM, Avezzano, Italy | M |
| CK17 | A | Dako, Denmark | M |
| CK19 | A | Dako, Denmark | M |
| CK LP 34 | A | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Involucrin | A | Sigma, St Louis, Missouri, USA | M |
| EMA | A | Dako, USA | M |
| NSE | B | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Acetylcholine esterase | B | Chemicon International, Temecula, California, USA | M |
| S-100A | B | Dako, Denmark | P |
| GFAP | B | Dako, USA | P |
| Chromogranin A | B | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Synaptophysin | B | Dako, Denmark | P |
| Somatostatin | B | Dako, USA | P |
| Enkephalin | B | Wako, Japan | P |
| Serotonin | B | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Calcitonin | B | Dako, Denmark | M |
| VIP | B | Biomeda, Foster City, Califonia, USA | P |
| Insulin | B | Dako, USA | P |
| Glucagon | B | Dako, USA | P |
| CEA | C | Dako, Denmark | P |
| p53 | C | Dako, Denmark | M |
| PCNA | C | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Ki-67 | C | Dako, Denmark | P |
| c-kit | C | Dako, Kyoto, Japan | P |
| CD34 class I | C | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Apo-A | C | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Blood group A | C | Dako, USA | M |
| Blood group B | C | Dako, USA | M |
| Blood group AB | C | Dako, USA | M |
| Desmin | D | Dako, Denmark | M |
| Vimentin | D | Dako, Denmark | M |
| α-SMA | D | Dako, Denmark | M |
| ER | E | Dako, USA | M |
| PR | E | Dako, USA | M |
| β Catenin | E | Santa Cruz Biotech, Santa Cruz, California, USA | P |
Categories: A, epithelial antigens; B, nerve and neuropeptide related antigens; C, oncofetal and proliferative cell related antigens; D, intermediate filaments; E, others.
Apo-A, apolipoprotein A; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; EMA, epithelial membrane antigen; ER, oestrogen receptor; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; NSE, neurone specific antigen; M, monoclonal antibody; P, polyclonal antibody; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; PR, progesterone receptor; SMA, smooth muscle antigen; VIP, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.