Cellular localization of BM88 mRNA in paraffin-embedded rat brain sections by combined immunohistochemistry and non-radioactive in situ hybridization

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-130

  Liang, Jing D ^a   Liu, Jingang ^a   McClelland, Phadungchom ^a   Bergeron, Marcelle ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

BM88; Brain; Digoxigenin; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; NeuN

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN BM88; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIGOXIGENIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035026488     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(01)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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