An improved method for three-dimensional reconstruction of protein expression patterns in intact mouse and chicken embryos and organs

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 925-930

  Ahnfelt Rønne, Jonas ^a   Jørgensen, Mette C ^a   Hald, Jacob ^a   Madsen, Ole D ^a   Serup, Palle ^a   Hecksher Sørensen, Jacob ^a  

^a HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Confocal; Imaging; Immunofluorescence; Pancreas; Three dimensional; Wholemount

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; REAGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD31; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 34447097662     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7A7226.2007     Document Type: Article

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