A reproducible technique for specific labeling of antigens using preformed fluorescent molecular IgG-F(ab')2 complexes from primary antibodies of the same species

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 623-630

  Owen, Gethin Rh ^a   HäKkinen, Lari ^a   Wu, Chuanyue ^a   Larjava, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colocalization; Double immunostaining; Preformed mouse IgG F(ab')2 complex

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BODY FLUIDS;

ANTIBODY COMPLEXES; COLOCALIZATION; DOUBLE IMMUNOSTAINING; IMMUNOLABELLING; IMMUNOSTAINING; INDIRECT METHODS; LABELINGS; MOUSE IGG; PREFORMED MOUSE IGG-F(AB')2 COMPLEX; SECONDARY ANTIBODIES;

ANTIGENS;

MURINAE;

EID: 77952832463     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20803     Document Type: Article

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