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Institut für Veterinärpathologie

Technical Services

The Institute of Veterinary Pathology holds an accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17025 (Nr STS 255) for its facilities and methods applied for diagnostic purposes. The facilities and methods are identical to the accredited methods also for research purposes whenever appropriate. The following technical services are provided:

Routine procedures

  • Trimming, processing and paraffin embedding of tissue specimens for histology, immunohistology and in situ hybridisation;
  • Preparation of stained sections (HE and a wide range of histochemical stains for specific cellular and tissue components);
  • Provision of stained slides (HE, special stains, immunohistology, immunofluorescence) as digitalised images;
  • Preparation of unstained sections for immunohistology and in situ hybridisation;
  • Preparation of frozen sections, subsequent staining and immunohistology;
  • Preparation of tissue sections from paraffin blocks for molecular studies;
  • Preparation of cell pellets from tissue cultures (for light and electron microscopy, immunohistology).
  • Immunohistology/immunofluorescence on frozen or fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue for a wide range of antigens. Several immunohistology protocols are accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 for diagnostic purposes (see below)

List of immunohistology protocols established for routine staining on murine tissues; accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 for diagnostic purposes

CD8 T cell marker, Cell membrane protein Cytotoxoc T cells
LYVE-1 Receptor for hayluronoc acid Lymphatic endothelial cells
NeuN Neuron-specific nuclear protein Neurons in central and peripheral nervous system
SARS-CoV-2 (N) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 SARS-CoV-2 infected cells
SMA Protein of microfilaments Smooth muscle cells
SOX2 Transcription factor Pluripotent cells in neurogenesis, early embryogenesis
Synaptophysin Synaptic vesicle protein Nerve cells, neuroendocrine cells

updated 13.08.2026 

Specific procedures

  • Testing of new antibodies for their use in immunohistology;
  • Processing of tissue specimens for transmission electron microscopy (TEM), immuno-TEM and 3D-TEM;
  • Laser capture microdissection. This service is provided through the Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis (ZMB), University of Zürich (http://www.zmb.uzh.ch/aboutus.html );
  • Clinical pathology analyses (routine clinical chemistry, haematology, cytology, urinalysis and endocrinological analysis; non-routine tests depending on assay availability) and data interpretation. This service is provided by the Clinical Laboratory (www.vetlabor.uzh.ch).