Immunocytochemical Methods and Protocols

The landscape of immunocytochemistry has significantly evolved in past years. Once a laborious technique with limited application, the introduction of new detection systems and instrumentation has facilitated the widespread use of immunocytochemical methods. In the post-genomic era, the use of immun...

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Other Authors: Oliver, Constance (Editor), Jamur, Maria Célia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2010, 2010
Edition:3rd ed. 2010
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Antibody Preparation
  • Overview of Antibodies for Immunochemistry
  • to the Purification of Antibodies
  • Antibody Purification: Ammonium Sulfate Fractionation or Gel Filtration
  • Antibody Purification: Ion-Exchange Chromatography
  • Antibody Purification: Affinity Chromatography – Protein A and Protein G Sepharose
  • Conjugation of Fluorochromes to Antibodies
  • Biotinylation of Antibodies
  • Tissue Preparation for Light Microscopic Analysis
  • Cell Fixatives for Immunostaining
  • Permeabilization of Cell Membranes
  • Preparation of Frozen Sections for Analysis
  • Processing of Cytological Specimens
  • Processing of Tissue Culture Cells
  • Processing of Tissue Specimens
  • Heat-Induced Antigen Retrieval for Immunohistochemical Reactions in Routinely Processed Paraffin Sections
  • Bright Field Detection Systems
  • Fluorochromes: Properties and Characteristics
  • Direct Immunofluorescent Labeling of Cells
  • Use of Immunogold with Silver Enhancement
  • Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorter (FACS) Analyses
  • Overview of Flow Cytometry and Fluorescent Probes for Flow Cytometry
  • Tissue Disaggregation
  • Indirect Immunofluorescent Labeling of Viable Cells
  • Indirect Immunofluorescent Labeling of Fixed Cells
  • Fluorescent Labeling of DNA
  • Deparaffinization and Processing of Pathologic Material
  • Colloidal Gold Detection Systems for Electron Microscopic Analysis
  • Fixation and Embedding
  • Preparation of Colloidal Gold
  • Conjugation of Colloidal Gold to Proteins
  • Colloidal Gold/Streptavidin Methods
  • Pre-embedding Labeling Methods
  • Postembedding Labeling Methods
  • The Clinical Laboratory
  • The Clinical Immunohistochemistry Laboratory: Regulations and Troubleshooting Guidelines
  • Fluorescence Labeling of Surface Antigens of Attached or Suspended Tissue-Culture Cells
  • Fluorescence Labeling of Intracellular Antigens of Attached or Suspended Tissue-Culture Cells
  • Fluorescent Visualization of Macromolecules in Drosophila Whole Mounts
  • Overview of Conventional Fluorescence Photomicrography
  • Overview of Confocal Microscopy
  • Overview of Laser Microbeam Applications as Related to Antibody Targeting
  • Immuno-Laser Capture Microdissection of Rat Brain Neurons for Real Time Quantitative PCR
  • Overview of Antigen Detection Through Enzymatic Activity
  • The Peroxidase–Antiperoxidase (PAP) Method and Other All-Immunologic Detection Methods
  • The Avidin–Biotin Complex (ABC) Method and Other Avidin–Biotin Binding Methods
  • Avidin-Biotin Labeling of Cellular Antigens in Cryostat-Sectioned Tissue
  • Multiple Antigen Immunostaining Procedures
  • ImmunoenzymaticQuantitative Analysis of Antigens Expressed on the Cell Surface (Cell-ELISA)