Immunohistochemical analysis of macroautophagy: Recommendations and limitations

Autophagy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 386-402

  Martinet, Wim ^a   Schrijvers, Dorien M ^a   Timmermans, Jean Pierre ^a   Bult, Hidde ^a   De Meyer, Guido R Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Envision ; Gfp Lc3; Immunohistochemistry; Lc3; Liver

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5; BECLIN 1; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATHEPSIN D; CELL PROTEIN; LC3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN P62; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MACROAUTOPHAGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STARVATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 84877344747     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.22968     Document Type: Article

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