Tissue-specific cross-reactivity of connexin32 antibodies: Problems and solutions unique to the central nervous system

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 117-130

  Fowler, Stephanie L ^a   Mclean, Ashleigh C ^a   Bennett, Steffany A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Connexin32; Cross reactivity; Gap junction; Immunoblotting; Liver

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 32 ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EPITOPE MAPPING; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTIFACTS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNEXINS; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

MUS;

EID: 77951108497     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060903267539     Document Type: Article

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