Muscle Biopsy – Succinic Dehydrogenase

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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. It is a substrate-specific mitochondrial oxidative enzyme that reflects the utilization of a metobolic intermediary in the tricarbolic acid (Krebs) cycle.