Adrenal gland
Aorta, media
Appendix, mucosa
Appendix, muscular wall
Bone marrow
Breast - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in acinar but not in myoepithelial cells.
Bronchus, mucosa - In the respiratory epithelium, a strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in basal cells.
Cerebellum (molecular layer, Purkinje cell layer, granule cell layer)
Cerebellum (granule cell layer, white matter)
Cerebrum, grey matter
Cerebrum, white matter
Colon descendens, mucosa
Colon descendens, muscular wall
Duodenum, mucosa
Ectocervix - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in all cell layers of the squamous epithelium.
Endocervix
Endometrium, proliferation
Endometrium, secretion
Epididymis - In the epididymis, a moderate KRT15 immunostaining of basal cells is seen.
Esophagus, squamous epithelium - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in all cell layers of the squamous epithelium.
Fallopian tube, mucosa
Fat
Gallbladder, epithelium
Heart
Ileum, mucosa
Kidney, cortex
Kidney, medulla
Liver - Liver Pigment staining.
Liver
Lung
Lymph node
Ovary, stroma
Pancreas - In the pancreas, a very weak KRT15 immunostaining can be seen in intercalated ducts.
Parathyroid
Parotid gland - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is found in some myoepithelial cells and basal cells of excretiory ducts.
Pituitary gland, anterior lobe - A moderate to strong KRT15 immunostaining can occur in a fraction of epithelial cells in the adenohypophysis.
Pituitary gland, anterior lobe
Pituitary gland, posterior lobe
Pregnant uterus (decidua)
Placenta (amnion and chorion): A variable KRT15 staining is seen in amnion cells.
Placenta, early - A generally weak KRT15 immunostaining can be seen in the syncytiotrophoblast (more common in first trimenon than in mature placenta).
Placenta, early - A weak KRT15 immunostaining can be seen in the syncytiotrophoblast (more common in first trimenon than in mature placenta).
Placenta, mature
Prostate - KRT15 immunostaining is usually strong in all basal cells but can occasionally also occur in luminal epithelial cells.
Rectum, mucosa
Seminal vesicle - In seminal vesicles, only a few basal cells are KRT15 positive.
Sinus paranasales - In the respiratory epithelium, a strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in basal cells.
Skin - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in all cell layers of the squamous epithelium (except keratin layer).
Spleen
Stomach, antrum
Stomach, corpus - A very faint KRT15 immunostaining can be seen in some gastric glands (apical predominance).
Striated muscle
Testis
Thymus - KRT15 is strongly expressed in corpuscles of Hassall's and in medullary thymic epithelial cells but weaker in cortical thymic epithelial cells.
Thyroid gland
Tonsil - In tonsil krypts, a strong KRT15 immunostaining is found in all cell layers of squamous epithelium.
Tonsil, surface epithelium - A strong KRT15 immunostaining is seen in all cell layers of the squamous epithelium.
Urinary bladder, muscular wall
Urinary bladder - KRT15 immunostaining is commonly found in urothelium. Staining is often stronger in the basal than in the superficial half of the urothelium.
Uterus, myometrium