Anti-rat myoglobin (Mb) was prepared and used in the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex (ABC) method on paraffin-embedded sections of nine soft tissue tumors (including two rhabdomyosarcomas) of rats. Distribution and nature of the reactive substance to Mb antiserum were compared to those of desmin antiserum. Rat Mb was isolated from the skeletal muscle; monospecificity of the rat antiserum was confirmed by the immunoblotting procedures. The Mb antiserum reacted specifically to normal and neoplastic striated muscle cells. Mb-staining reactions were present diffusely in the cytoplasm, while desmin-staining substances were localized at Z-bands or were diffuse in the cytoplasm as separated aggregates. Reaction to the Mb serum was also detected in cells of thick portions of Henle's loop and distal convoluted tubules.
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