Muscle Biopsy- Esterase

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  • Schedule Monday - Friday
  • Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
  • Methodology Special Stains

Specimen Requirements

Fresh or frozen muscle tissue, or 1 frozen section charged slide per test, plus 3-4 additional frozen section slides, all cut at 10 microns.

Diagnostic Utility

This stain is used in muscle biopsies to evaluate neurogenic pathology in skeletal muscle. It darkly highlights acutely angulated atrophic muscle fibers to signify active or ongoing denervation-type change.