Re: Mast cells.

From:Alex Knisely

In FFPE material:  Ziehl-Neelsen marks mast cell granules beautifully.
What have your macrophages been eating?  They MIGHT mark, but I doubt so
brilliantly as do mast cells; and fibroblasts will not mark.

Alex K

At 16:31 07/01/03 +0000, Ian Montgomery wrote:
>         Any suggestions for a stain or combination of stains, conventional
>or IHC, that will enable me to distinguish between mast cells, macrophages
>and fibroblasts.
> Ian.
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