Anti-Collagen II Antibody - Immunohistochemistry. anti-collagen II antibody (1:400, 45 min RT) showed moderate staining of in FFPE human bronchiolar cartilage (shown in image). Though not shown, faint to moderate staining of tonsillar squamous epithelium, prostatic stroma, breast, colon, placenta, and dermal connective tissues was also observed. All other tissues, including brain, breast epithelium, colon epithelium, heart, intestine, kidney, liver, lung, skeletal muscle, pancreas, spleen, testis, thymus, thyroid, and uterus were negative for staining Slides were steamed in 0.01 M sodium citrate buffer, pH 6.0 at 99-100°C - 20 minutes for antigen retrieval. Image provided courtesy of LifeSpan Biosciences, Seattle, WA.