Immunocytochemical Methods and Protocols [Paperback]

Lorette Javois' timely new 2nd edition revises and updates her widely acclaimed collection of step-by-step immunocytochemical methods, one that is now used in many biological and biomedical research programs. The methods are designed for researchers and clinicians who wish to visualize molecules in plant or animal embryos, tissue sections, cells, or organelles. In addition to cutting-edge protocols for purifying and preparing antibodies, light microscopic analysis, confocal microscopy, FACS, and electron microscopy, this revised edition contains many new methods for applying immunocytochemical techniques in the clinical laboratory and in combination with in situ hybridization.


Part I. Antibody Preparation. Overview of Antibody Use in Immunocytochemistry, Su-Yau Mao, Lorette C. Javois, and Ute M. Kent. Purification of Antibodies Using Ammonium Sulfate Fractionation or Gel Filtration, Ute M. Kent. Purification of Antibodies Using Ion-Exchange Chromatography, Ute M. Kent. Purification of Antibodies Using Affinity Chromatography, Ute M. Kent. Purification of Antibodies Using Protein A-Sepharose and FPLC, Ute M. Kent. Conjugation of Fluorochromes to Antibodies, Su-Yau Mao. Biotinylation of Antibodies, Su-Yau Mao. Part II. Tissue Preparation for light Microscopic Analyses. Overview of Cell Fixatives and Cell Membrane Permeants, Melissa A. Melan. Preparation of Frozen Sections for Analysis, Gary L. Bratthauer.
Processing of Cytological Specimens, Gary L. Bratthauer. Processing of Tissue Culture Cells, Gary L. Bratthauer. Processing of Tissue Specimens, Gary L. Bratthauer. Antigen Retrieval for Immunohistochemical Reactions in Routinely Processed Paraffin Sections, Laszlo Krenacs, Tibor Krenacs, and Mark Raffeld. Part III. Light Microscopic Detection Systems. Overview of Fluorochromes, J. Michael Mullins. Direct Immunofluorescent Labeling of Cells, Lorette C. Javois. Fluorescence Labeling of Surface Antigens on Attached or Suspended Tils.