Dear Internaut,
Please note that on the "Special Stains and Other Services" tab, those are average prices. If you request any of those, it will be broken down in tech time and supplies.
Paraffin Processing
Purdue Customers
|
Test # |
Item |
Cost |
/unit |
|
1 |
Processing and Embedding |
$ 7.00 |
/Cassette |
|
2 |
Routine microtomy, 1st H&E, coverslip |
$ 6.00 |
/ Block |
|
3 |
Additional H&E slides # |
$ 5.50 |
/ slide |
|
4 |
Routine microtomy, 1st unstained |
$ 5.75 |
/ block |
|
5 |
Additional Unstained slides # |
$ 3.97 |
/ slide |
External Customers
|
Test # |
Item |
Cost |
per unit |
|
1 |
Processing and Embedding |
$ 9.29 |
/ Cassette |
|
2 |
Routine microtomy, 1st H&E, coverslip |
$ 8.72 |
/ Block |
|
3 |
Additional H&E slides # |
$ 6.97 |
/ slide |
|
4 |
Routine microtomy, 1st unstained |
$ 5.75 |
/ block |
|
5 |
Additional Unstained slides # |
$ 3.97 |
/ slide |
*External customers, please note: F&A costs are not included. As of November 2012, F&A costs were around 52%
Plastic Processing
Purdue Customers
|
Test # |
Item |
Cost |
per unit |
|
6 |
Plastic - large ground section + 1 T. Blue |
$ 212.67 |
/ Specimen |
|
7 |
Plastic -small ground section + 1 T.Blue |
$ 88.43 |
/ Specimen |
|
8 |
Plastic- microtome + 1 H&E |
$ 46.52 |
/ Specimen |
|
9 |
Additional Large plastic slide (ground section) |
$ 134.36 |
/ block |
|
10 |
Additional small plastic slide (ground section) |
$ 68.25 |
/ slide |
|
11 |
Additional PMMA slide (thin section – microtome) |
$12.78 |
/ slide |
External Customers
External customers, please note: F&A costs are not included. As of November 2012, F&A costs were around 52%
|
Test # |
Item |
Cost |
per unit |
|
6 |
Plastic - large ground section + 1 T. Blue |
$ 212.67 |
/ Specimen |
|
7 |
Plastic -small ground section + 1 T.Blue |
$ 88.43 |
/ Specimen |
|
8 |
Plastic- microtome + 1 H&E |
$ 46.52 |
/ Specimen |
|
9 |
Additional Large plastic slide (ground section) |
$ 134.36 |
/ block |
|
10 |
Additional small plastic slide (ground section) |
$ 68.25 |
/ slide |
|
11 |
Additional PMMA slide (thin section – microtome) |
$12.78 |
/ slide |
Special Stains
Class 1 Special Stain
Please note that the price above mentioned is an estimate. Depending on how many slides need to be stained, the prices may change and are based on tech time and supplies used.
Alcian Blue – demonstrates acid mucopolysaccharides
Masson’s Trichrome – differentiate between collagen & smooth muscle
Verhoeff’s - elastic fibers
$11/slide
Oil Red O – fat – frozen tissue only
Toluidine Blue – mast cells
$6/slide
Prussian Blue – ferric iron
Less than 20 slides - $14 per slide plus 0.5 hr of labor
20 slides or more - $11 per slide plus 0.5 hr of labor
Saffranin O - Fast Green – Cartilage, glicosaminoglycans (GAGs)
$6/slide
Picrosirius Red
$10.50 per slide
PTAH muscle, collagen, fibrin
<20 slides $14 per slide plus 1.0 hr of labor
>20 slides $11 per slide plus 1.0 hr of labor
ADDL stains Gram stain for bacteria (we have no controls) $10
PAS (cost of Schiffs reagent) $10
Gomoris silver stain $10
Class 2 Special Stain
$15.50 per slide
Von Kossa’s – calcium
Immuno Histochemistry - IHC
The prices for IHC vary a lot depending on the size of the tissue and time *wisely* spent validating the protocol.
Our prices ranged from $15 to $25 per slide, including validation.
Please contact Dr. Paul Snyder or Carol Bain if you are interested having us performing IHC for you.
Here are some examples of sucessful IHC protocols performed bu us.
On Mouse tissue
VCAM
CD 45 - lymphoid cells
alpha-SMA - aplha smooth muscle actin
MAC3 - macrophages
F4-80 - macrophages
CD3 - T-cells
Ki 67 - proliferation marker
UCP-1 - mitochondria
TH - Tyrosine Hydroxilase - Dopamine neurons
On Dog tissues
Nag-1
Cox-2
