Great Secondary Antibody for Visualizing Rat Primary antibodies in the AlexaFluor 594 Channel

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Invitrogen)

Product Name:

Goat anti-Rat IgG (H+L) Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor® 594 conjugate

Catalog Number:

A-11007

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When I stain tissue sections with a rat-derived primary antibody, I use this product to visualize the stain in the AlexaFluor 594 channel.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Pre-fixed frozen mouse small intestine tissue section

Primary Incubation

1:100 in 1% BSA in PBS overnight at 4 degrees

Blocking Agent

5% goat serum in 1% BSA in PBS

Secondary Incubation

Goat anti-rat AlexaFluor594 was used at 1:200 in PBS and was incubated on the section at 1 hour at room temperature in the dark

Tertiary Incubation

None

Detection

Zeiss LSM 700 confocal

Results Summary

The rat anti-mouse CD31 antibody here is visualized well with the goat anti-rat AF594 secondary stain, with minimal background or artifact staining.

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Great secondary antibody stain for rat primary antibodies

The Bad

None to mention

The Bottom Line

The product stains rat-derived primary antibodies well, allowing visualization of the stain in the AlexaFluor 594 channel.

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