Adipose tissue |
Weak staining, nuclear |
+ |
+ |
Bladder wall |
Occasional nuclei in stromal cells |
+ |
NA |
Bone marrow |
Strong nuclear, 50% of cells |
+++ |
++ |
Brain |
Strong nuclear, multiple neuronal cell types, highly regional |
++ |
++ |
Caecum |
Weak nuclear |
+ |
+ |
Colon |
Mixed cytoplasmic and nuclear staining. |
+ |
+ |
Epididymis |
Nuclear and cytoplasmic in luminal epithelial cells |
+++ |
NA |
Eye |
Weak nuclear on inner retinal layer |
+ |
NA |
Fallopian tube & oviduct |
Strong nuclear stain |
+++ |
NA |
Heart |
Cytoplasmic staining, area specific nuclear staining |
+ |
NA |
Kidney |
Weak cytoplasmic granular, nucleoli |
+ |
++ |
Liver |
Weak cytoplasmic |
+ |
+ |
Lung |
Occasional positive nucleus |
+ |
+ |
Muscle (leg) |
Very weak nuclear stain |
+ |
+ |
Omentum |
Nuclear stain in some cell layers and tubules |
+ |
+ |
Optic nerve-associated glands |
Granular cytoplasmic, weak nuclear |
+ |
NA |
Ovary |
Strong nuclear stain in granulosa cells |
+++ |
++ |
Prostate |
Nuclear in luminal epithelial cells |
++++ |
++++ |
Salivary gland |
Strong nuclear and cytoplasmic |
+++ |
NA |
Seminal Vesicle |
Nuclear and cytoplasmic |
+++ |
++ |
Skin |
Nuclear staining in specific epidermal layers and hair follicles |
++ |
++ |
Small intestine |
Weak / cytoplasmic |
+ |
+ |
Spleen |
Nuclear, also cytoplasmic in female |
+++ |
+++ |
Stomach |
Cytoplasmic and nuclear in stomach wall |
+ |
++ |
Testis |
Nuclear in Sertoli and Leydig cells |
++ |
++ |
Thymus |
Strong nuclear |
++ |
++ |
Uterus |
Strong nuclear stain in some layers |
++ |
++ |