Western blotting using in-gel protein labeling as a normalization control: Stain-free technology

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1295, Issue , 2014, Pages 381-391

  Gilda, Jennifer E ^a   Gomes, Aldrin V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Data normalization; Immunoblotting; Loading control; Stain free technology; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; BRILLIANT BLUE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAIN FREE TECHNOLOGY; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHEMISTRY; METHODS; PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84963958338     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2550-6_27     Document Type: Article

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