Anti-tyrosine hydroxylase antibody for fresh frozen tissue

Pharmacology and experimental neuroscience
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Graduate student

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Company:

Millipore

Product Name:

Anti-tyrosine hydroxylase rabbit pAb

Catalog Number:

657012

This antibody is used to look for dopaminergic neurons within the SNpc and their termini within the striatum using the MPTP-mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Following staining, tissues are mounted on slides and neurons quantified using stereological analysis and striatal density quantified using ImageJ. We used this antibody to stain fresh frozen tissue to look at SNpc. Works well with DAB staining - little to no non-specific binding.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunohistochemistry

Sample

Brain tissue

Primary Incubation

1:2000

Blocking Agent

5% NDS

Secondary Incubation

1:200, 1 hour, room temperature

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

DAB

Results Summary

Staining is always very good. It is specific to neurons we are interested in with good staining, even with thicker tissue sections (30 microns).

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The Good

Consistent

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The Bottom Line

This is the antibody we have used for years and years when doing DAB staining. No plans to switch anytime soon.

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