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We are a full service histology laboratory serving biomedical investigators and diagnosticians at The University of Georgia. Special services such as immunohistochemical staining, special staining, and large sample processing are available upon request.

If you are outside the state of Georgia, please see our Mail-in Pathology Services. If you are in the state of Georgia, but not at The University of Georgia, please visit the Georgia Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories (Athens/Tifton).

« Immunohistochemical (IHC) Stains

Tumor Markers

BLA36
Calcitonin
CD3
CD18 (Canine)
CD 18 (equine)
CD 18 (feline)
CD21
CD31
CD79
C-Kit
Cox-2
Chromogranin A
Cytokeratin, Pan
Cytokeratin, AE1/AE3
Desmin
E-Cadherin
Factor VIII
GFAP
Glucagon
Histamine
IgG, Canine
IgG, Feline
IgG, Goat
Insulin
Ki67
Lysozyme
Mac387
Melan A
Melanosome
MUM 1 Protein
Myelin Basic Protein
Neurofilament
Neuron Specific Enolase
PCNA
p53 Equine / Bovine
S-100
Serotonin
Smooth Muscle Actin
Synaptophysin
Thyroglobulin
VEGF
VEGF-R1
Vimentin
Wilms Tumor

Infectious Disease Markers

Aspergillus
Bartonella henselae
Blastomyces
Bovine herpesvirus
BRSV
BVD
Campylobacter
Canine Adenovirus Type I
Canine Distemper Virus
Chlamydia***
Coccidioides immitis
Coronavirus Group 1 (FIP, TGE, CCV)
Coronavirus Group II (Bovine, Elk)
Cryptosporidium parvum
DVE
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
EHDV-2 (crosses w/ 1 and 6)
Feline Calicivirus* not available now
Histoplasma capsulatum
Influenza A***
Lepto, Pan
Listeria
Neospora
Papillomavirus
Parvovirus (Canine & Feline)
Rabies***
Sarcocystis neurona
Toxoplasma gondii
Tularemia
West Nile Virus

« Special Stain Methods

Bacteria, Fungi, and Inclusion Bodies

  • Gimenez
  • Grocott's Methenamine Silver
  • Lillie Twort
  • Modified Helicobacter pylori & gastric morphology
  • Modified Ziehl-Neelsen
  • Periodic Acid Schiff (may also be used for polysaccharides, neutral mucosubstances, and basement membranes)
  • Warthin-Starry
  • Ziehl-Neelsen Method for Acid Fast Bacteria

Carbohydrates and Mucoproteins

  • Alcian Blue pH 1.0
  • Alcian Blue pH 2.5
  • Alcian Blue / PAS
  • Mayers Mucicarmine
  • PAS Diastase

Connective Tissue and Basement Membranes

  • Gomori's Method for Reticulum
  • Masson's Trichrome
  • PAM
  • PASH/Masson's Trichrome Combo
  • Verhoeff-Van Gieson

Cytoplasmic Granules

  • Giemsa
  • Grimelius
  • Toluidine Blue

Fats and Lipids

  • Oil Red O
  • Sudan IV

Pigments and Minerals

  • Hall's
  • Okajima
  • Perl's
  • Schmorl's
  • Von Kossa
  • Fontana-Masson

Nerve Cells, Fibers, and Myelin

  • Bielschowsky
  • Bodians
  • Feulgen
  • Holmes
  • Holzers
  • Luxol Fast Blue - PASH

Miscellaneous

  • Bennhold's Congo Red for Amyloid
  • Fraser-Lendrum for Fibrin
  • PTAH for Muscle
  • Agnor for Agnor
  • Copper

 

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Histology Laboratory
Department of Pathology
501 DW Brooks Drive
Athens, GA 30602-7388

For More Information

Wanda Stover, HT(ASCP)
Chief Histology Technician
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7388

Phone:706.583.0474
FAX: 706.542.5828
Email: lakota@uga.edu

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Fee Schedule [PDF]

Laboratory Staff

Wanda Stover, HT (ASCP)

Wanda Stover, HT(ASCP)
Chief Histology Technician
lakota@uga.edu

Abbie Butler, HT (ASCP)

Abbie Butler, HT(ASCP), QIHC
Asst. Chief Histology Technician
am3309@uga.edu

Craig Dixon, HT (ASCP)

Craig Dixon, HT(ASCP)
Histology Technician III
pcdixon@uga.edu

Patricia Rowe, HT (ASCP)

Patricia Rowe, HT(ASCP)
Histology Technician III
pgrowe@uga.edu

Lucy Dalton

Lucy Dalton
Histology Technician II
ladalton@uga.edu