Table 1

Antibodies used for immunohistochemistry

Antibody/antigen	Category	Source	M/P
Categories: A, epithelial antigens; B, nerve and neuropeptide related antigens; C, oncofetal and proliferative cell related antigens; D, intermediate filaments; E, others.
Apo-A, apolipoprotein A; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; EMA, epithelial membrane antigen; ER, oestrogen receptor; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; NSE, neurone specific antigen; M, monoclonal antibody; P, polyclonal antibody; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; PR, progesterone receptor; SMA, smooth muscle antigen; VIP, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide.
CK AE1/AE3	A	Dako, Glostrup, Denmark	M
CK5/6	A	Dako, Denmark	M
CK7	A	Dako, Carpinteria, California, USA	M
CK10	A	Dako, Denmark	M
CK14	A	YLEM, Avezzano, Italy	M
CK17	A	Dako, Denmark	M
CK19	A	Dako, Denmark	M
CK LP 34	A	Dako, Denmark	M
Involucrin	A	Sigma, St Louis, Missouri, USA	M
EMA	A	Dako, USA	M
NSE	B	Dako, Denmark	M
Acetylcholine esterase	B	Chemicon International, Temecula, California, USA	M
S-100A	B	Dako, Denmark	P
GFAP	B	Dako, USA	P
Chromogranin A	B	Dako, Denmark	M
Synaptophysin	B	Dako, Denmark	P
Somatostatin	B	Dako, USA	P
Enkephalin	B	Wako, Japan	P
Serotonin	B	Dako, Denmark	M
Calcitonin	B	Dako, Denmark	M
VIP	B	Biomeda, Foster City, Califonia, USA	P
Insulin	B	Dako, USA	P
Glucagon	B	Dako, USA	P
CEA	C	Dako, Denmark	P
p53	C	Dako, Denmark	M
PCNA	C	Dako, Denmark	M
Ki-67	C	Dako, Denmark	P
c-kit	C	Dako, Kyoto, Japan	P
CD34 class I	C	Dako, Denmark	M
Apo-A	C	Dako, Denmark	M
Blood group A	C	Dako, USA	M
Blood group B	C	Dako, USA	M
Blood group AB	C	Dako, USA	M
Desmin	D	Dako, Denmark	M
Vimentin	D	Dako, Denmark	M
α-SMA	D	Dako, Denmark	M
ER	E	Dako, USA	M
PR	E	Dako, USA	M
β Catenin	E	Santa Cruz Biotech, Santa Cruz, California, USA	P