
doi: 10.1007/bf00270049
pmid: 7506245
In this note we present a combined Ki-67 and Feulgen stain for morphometric determination of the Ki-67 labelling index. The immunohistochemical part of this double staining technique is based on the alkaline-phosphatase-anti-alkaline-phosphatase (APAAP) method, visualizing the enzyme activity by the nitro-blue-tetrazolium chloride (NBT)/bromo-chloro-3-indolyl-phosphate (BCIP) technique. The NBT/BCIP complex resists the hydrolytic activity of the Feulgen stain. The staining method presented allows semi-automatic determination of both the total nucleus-area as well as the Ki-67 positive nucleus-area using a morphometric computer system. The Ki-67 labelling index thus achieved is based on the relative nuclear area of Ki-67 positive nuclei and is clearly more precise and efficient than the counting method using an ocular grid.
Cell Nucleus, Paraffin Embedding, Staining and Labeling, Hydrolysis, Nervous System Neoplasms, Nuclear Proteins, Glioma, Alkaline Phosphatase, Immunohistochemistry, Neoplasm Proteins, Ki-67 Antigen, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Rosaniline Dyes, Humans, Coloring Agents
Cell Nucleus, Paraffin Embedding, Staining and Labeling, Hydrolysis, Nervous System Neoplasms, Nuclear Proteins, Glioma, Alkaline Phosphatase, Immunohistochemistry, Neoplasm Proteins, Ki-67 Antigen, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Rosaniline Dyes, Humans, Coloring Agents
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