Stains & CD markers
Leder stain
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PubMed Search: Leder[title] or chloroacetate esterase[title]
Leder stain
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 June 2005
Last staff update: 2 July 2021
Copyright: 2003-2025, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Leder[title] or chloroacetate esterase[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Leder stain. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsleder.html. Accessed January 10th, 2025.
Definition / general
- Type of enzyme histochemistry
- Also called chloroacetate esterase
- Chloroacetate esterase resists effects of formalin fixation and paraffin embedding
Uses by pathologists
- Identify mast cell disorders, myeloid disorders
Positive staining - normal
- Mast cells, myeloid cells
