Generation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against the transcription factor Nkx6.1

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 567-574

  Pedersen, Inger L ^a,b   Klinck, Rasmus ^c   Hecksher Sorensen, Jacob ^c   Zahn, Stefan ^b   Madsen, Ole D ^a,c   Serup, Palle ^c   Jorgensen, Mette C ^c  

^a Beta Cell Biology Consortium   (United States)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibody; Development; Diabetes; Neural tube; Nkx6.1; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY F55A10; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY F55A12; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY F64A6B4; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY F65A2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX6.1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FROZEN SECTION; HYBRIDOMA CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS DEVELOPMENT; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EMBRYO; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PANCREAS; RABBITS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33646059504     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5A6827.2006     Document Type: Article

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