Localization of a wide-ranging panel of antigens in the rat retina by immunohistochemistry: Comparison of Davidson's solution and formalin as fixatives

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 884-898

  Chidlow, Glyn ^a,b   Daymon, Mark ^a   Wood, John P M ^a,b   Casson, Robert J ^a,b  

^a HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Davidson's solution; formalin; immunohistochemistry; rat; retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLINE; DAVIDSON SOLUTION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NESTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINOPEXY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CRYSTALLINS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HSP27 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RETINA; TISSUE FIXATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS;

EID: 80054835535     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/0022155411418115     Document Type: Article

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