ACTH MSA SMA Alpha-1-antichymotrypsin Alpha fetoprotein

ACTH
CONTROL TISSUE: Anterior Pituitary
MAIN DISTRIBUTION: Basophilic cells
TYPE OF STAINING: Cytoplasmic
APPLICATION: Pituitary adenomas
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Actin-Muscle specific (MSA)

CONTROL TISSUE: Small intestine
MAIN DISTRIBUTION: Smooth muscle.
TYPE OF STAINING: Cytoplasmic
APPLICATION: Identifies skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle

 
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Actin-Smooth muscle (SMA)
 CONTROL TISSUE: Small intestine
MAIN DISTRIBUTION: Smooth muscle
TYPE OF STAINING: Cytoplasmic
APPLICATION: Smooth muscle
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Alkaline phosphatase protein
CONTROL TISSUE: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
MAIN DISTRIBUTION: tumor cells
TYPE OF STAINING: Cytoplasmicand nuclear
APPLICATION Alk-1 + anaplastic large cell lymphomas have a better prognosis tha alk-1 negative tumors..
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Alpha fetoprotein
CONTROL TISSUE: Hepatoma
MAIN DISTRIBUTION: Tumor cells
TYPE OF STAINING: Cytoplasmic
APPLICATION: Hepatoma .Yolk sac tumor. Fetal liver
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