Adrenal gland - A strong synaptophysin immunostaining regularly occurs in the medulla of the adrenal gland. Some cortical cells may show weak to moderate staining.
Adrenal gland - A weak to moderate synaptophysin immunostaining can be found in a subset of cells of the adrenal cortex.
Aorta, media
Appendix, mucosa - In the appendix, synaptophysin immunostaining is limited to neuroendocrine cells and nerve fibres.
Appendix, muscular wall
Bone marrow
Breast
Bronchus, mucosa
Cerebellum (molecular, granular and Purkinje layers; white matter) - Synaptophysin is strongly expressed in the cerebellum.
Cerebrum, grey matter - Synaptophysin is strongly expressed in the cerebrum.
Colon descendens, muscular wall
Colon descendes, mucosa - Strong synaptophysin immunostaining in neuroendocrine cells of the mucosa, nerve fibres and ganglion cells of the submucosa.
Duodenum, Brunner gland
Duodenum, mucosa - In the small intestine, synaptophysin immunostaining is seen in neuroendocrine cells and in goblet cells.
Epididymis
Esophagus, squamous epithelium
Fallopian tube, mucosa
Fat
Gallbladder, epithelium
Heart muscle
Ileum, mucosa - In the small intestine, synaptophysin immunostaining is seen in neuroendocrine cells and in goblet cells.
Kidney, cortex
Kidney, medulla
Liver - In the liver, synaptophysin positive nerve fibres are seen in portal fields.
Lung
Lymph node
Ovary, stroma - A few nerve fibres occur in the ovarian stroma.
Pancreas - A strong synaptophysin immunostaining is seen in islet cells of Langerhans.
Parathyroid gland
Parotid gland - Small synaptophysin positive nerve fibres are present in the parotid gland.
Pituitary gland, posterior lobe - Strong synaptophysin immunostaining in the neurohypophysis.
Pituitary gland, anterior lobe - Strong synaptophysin immunostaining in all epithelial cells of the adenohypophysis.
Placenta (amnion and chorion)
Pregnant uterus (decidua)
Placenta (first trimenon)
Placenta, mature
Prostate
Rectum, mucosa - In the rectum mucosa, synaptophysin immunostaining is seen in neuroendocrine cells and nerve fibres.
Seminal vesicle
Sinus paranasales
Skeletal muscle
Skin
Spleen
Stomach, antrum - Neuroendocrine cells show synaptophysin immunostaining in the stomach.
Stomach, corpus - Neuroendocrine cells show synaptophysin immunostaining in the stomach.
Stomach, corpus - Neuroendocrine cells show synaptophysin immunostaining in the stomach. In some samples, a fraction of glandular cells may show weak cytoplasmic staining.
Testis
Thymus
Thyroid gland - In the thyroid, synaptophysin immunostaining is limited to C-cells which are not seen on all tissue spots.
Thyroid gland - Strong synaptophysin immunostaining occurs in C-cells of the thyroid.
Tonsil, surface epithelium
Tonsil
Urinary bladder, muscular wall
Urinary bladder, urothelium
Uterus, ectocervix
Uterus, endocervix
Uterus, endometrium (proliferation)
Uterus, endometrium (secretion)
Uterus, myometrium