Pros/cons of washing tissue in PBS prior to snap freezing?

Does anyone have protocol recommendations for freezing/storing human uterine tissues? I have seen some protocols that place tissues directly in LN2 and then transfer to -80 for long term storage....

02 March 2020 3,393 2 View

Characterizing differentiated THP-1 cells without flow cytometry?

Hi everyone, I am currently working with THP-1 cell line. I am trying to differentiate them and characterize cell population between monocyte versus macrophage. I did a basic light microscope...

03 April 2018 1,177 3 View

Can anyone eleaborate on a measure of disorder thats inferred from difference in density values determined from a pycnometer and x-ray diffraction?

I have heard that this difference in density values from gas displacement and XRD measurement methods can determine the vacancy concentration (Schottky, not Frenkel pairs) and from which a measure...

16 November 2017 3,768 2 View

p-Draw32 for mac

Does anybody know if there is a similar program (useful) for mac?

01 April 2012 1,555 5 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Have someone successfully used the ER alpha (Santa Cruz sc-8002) antibody in immunostaining ?

Santa Cruz now recommends this new antibody (F-10) but I can't find a publication using this reference. I'm working on human et non human primate hypothalamus and so far, it doesn't work. Is...

02 March 2021 10,003 2 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 3 View

Does anyone know an alternative product for cardiac Troponin T antibody for Immunofluorescence (Thermo # MA512960)?

We have been using Thermo Fisher anti-cardiac Troponin T antibody for immunofluorescence staining in FFPE mouse heart sections but it was recently discontinued. The literature shows it to be the...

01 March 2021 4,937 1 View

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View

Does anyone use antinuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples?

I am looking for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-Phospholipid antibody ELISA kit for Non Human Primate serum samples. Any suggestions highly appreciated. Thank you.

28 February 2021 6,512 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

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28 February 2021 9,936 2 View