Pre-embedding immunogold labeling to optimize protein localization at subcellular compartments and membrane microdomains of leukocytes

Nature Protocols

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2382-2394

  Melo, Rossana C N ^a,b   Morgan, Ellen ^b   Monahan Earley, Rita ^b   Dvorak, Ann M ^b   Weller, Peter F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; LEUKOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRE EMBEDDING IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DEVICES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL COMPARTMENTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTES; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTEINS; TISSUE EMBEDDING;

EID: 84923138765     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.163     Document Type: Article

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