Muscle Biopsy NADH Diaphorase

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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 reflect the utilization of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, cytochrome system, and many other oxidative metbolic pathways.