Histology Sections. – Microtechnical Services

All stained sections are mounted with DPX and cover slipped. All slides are printed with a Slide Mate AS Thermal Slide Printer detailing the section and staining method applied.

Prices are listed below followed comprehensive list of the available sections and stains.

We accept institutional and commercial purchase requisition orders.

Unstained Sections:

	Price per section
Mounted onto routine glass slides:	£0.75
Mounted onto Superfrost Plus slides:	£0.95

Standard Stains:

Technique	To demonstrate	Price per section
Gram Stain	Micro-Organisms (if present)	£2.00
Haematoxylin & Eosin	Routine morphology stain	£1.50

Special Stains:

Technique	To demonstrate	Price per section
Alcian Blue/ PAS	Acid & Neutral Mucins	£3.00
Congo Red	Amyloid (If present)	£2.00
Giemsa	Mast cells, Blood smears	£2.50
Gordon & Sweet	Reticulin	£5.00
Grocott’s Methenamine Silver	Fungus in Tissues (if present)	£5.00
MSB Stain	Fibrin	£3.00
Periodic Acid Schiff	Glycogen. Basement membranes	£3.00
Picro Sirius Red	Collagen	£2.75

Unstained Histology Sections:

Epithelial Tissues	Source
1. Squamous Epithelium	Buccal Smear
2. Renal Tubules	Cuboidal Epithelium
3. Ciliated Epithelium	Bronchus T.S
4. Pseudostratified Epithelium	Trachea T.S
5. Simple Columnar Epithelium	Small intestine T.S
6. Stratified Squamous Epithelium	Oesophagus T.S
7. Transitional Epithelium	Urinary Bladder T.S

Connective Tissue	Source
8. Areolar Connective Tissue	Mammary Gland
9. Adipose Tissue	Fatty Tissue
10. White Fibrous Connective Tissue	Tendon L.S
11. Yellow Elastic Tissue	Pinna V.S
12. Reticulin Fibers	Liver or Lymph Node
13. Hyaline Cartilage	Trachea T.S

Circulatory System	Source
14. Artery	T.S
15. Vein	T.S
16. Aorta	T.S
17. Cardiac Muscle	L.S

Lymphatic System	Source
18. Lymph Node	T.S
19. Peyer’s Patches Llium	T.S
20. Spleen	T.S

Endocrine System	Source
21. Adrenal Gland	V.S
22. Pituitary Gland	V.S
23. Thyroid Gland
24. Testis	T.S
25. Ovary	T.S

Digestive System	Source
26. Tongue	V.S
27. Salivary Gland
28. Oesophagus	T.S
29. Stomach	L.S
30. Duodenum	T.S
31. Ilium	T.S
32. Appendix	T.S
33. Colon	T.S
34. Liver
35. Pancreas

Respiratory System	Source
36. Trachea	T.S
37. Bronchus	T.S
38. Lung

Urogenital System	Source
39. Kidney	V.S
40. Urinary Bladder	V.S
41. Fallopian Tube	T.S
42. Uterus	T.S
43. Vagina	T.S
44. Overy	T.S
45. Testis	T.S
46. Prostate Gland	V.S

Muscular System	Source
47. Striated Muscle	L.S
48. Striated Muscle	T.S
49. Non- Striated Muscle Intestinal Wall	L.S
50. Cardiac Muscle	Cat no: 17

Nervous System	Source
51. Cerebellum	V.S
52.Cerebrum	V.S
53. Spinal Cord	T.S

Please enquire if you require a tissue that is not listed. We will do our best to source your requirements.