Bifunctional protein cross-linking reagents improve labeling of cytoskeletal proteins for qualitative and quantitative fluorescence microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 641-656

  Safiejko Mroczka, Barbara ^a,b   Bell Jr , Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Actin; Dithiobis succinimidylpropionate; Gelsolin; Immunofluorescence; NHS esters; Phalloidin; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

3,3' DITHIOBIS(SUCCINIMIDYL PROPIONATE); BUFFER; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; F ACTIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; GELSOLIN; PHALLOIDIN; REAGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITON X 100; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0029884907     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.6.8666749     Document Type: Article

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