What is the best IHC Ab for apoptosis in brain slices?

Odile Richard-Le Goff @Odile_Richard-Le_Goff

06 June 2013 0 9K Report

I tried cleaved caspase 3 Ab from Cell Signaling but I obtained a lot of background; I also tried in situTUNEL assay from Roche and I didn't obtain nice results

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