HRP Secondary Staining Kit For IHC With Rabbit Primary Antibodies

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pathology
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Company:

Vector Laboratories

Product Name:

VECTASTAIN ABC HRP Kit (Peroxidase, Rabbit IgG )

Catalog Number:

PK-4001

Our lab routinely performs IHC on mouse CNS tissue to assess axonal damage and neuroinflammation. To visualize staining, we use the Vector HRP kits and develop sections with DAB. This kit delivers quality results and is easy and simple to use.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Immunohistochemistry

Starting Material

Coronal mouse brain sections

Protocol Overview

1) Incubate sections in primary antibody then wash 2a) Incubate sections in anti-mouse IgG biotinylated secondary antibody solution2b) While sections incubate in secondary solution, mix A+B solution, incubate at room temperature for 1hr3) Wash sections following secondary antibody incubation then incubate sections in A+B solution for 30min at room temperature4) Wash sections then incubate in DAB5) Coverslip in Permount

Tips

Be sure to treat sections with hydrogen peroxide to prevent background staining from endogenous peroxidases

Results Summary

Staining will have a rusty brown and can be visualized via light microscopy

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Provides great staining of sections when using DAB

The Bad

A lot of steps, can be somewhat time consuming

The Bottom Line

Great for anyone wanting a reliable kit to stain and visualize sections using DAB

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