16% Formaldehyde Solution Used from Thermo for Immunocytochemistry

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

16% Formaldehyde Solution, Methanol-Free

Catalog Number:

28908

16% Formaldehyde Solution is used for permeabilizing human breast cancer cells for detection of proteins by immunofluorescence .

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Immunocytochemistry (Immunofluorescence)

Starting Material

Human breast cancer cells

Tips

Be gentle when pipetting formaldehyde as it can slough off cells from coverslip and wash formaldehyde after

Results Summary

B-catenin was detected within human breast cancer cells by immunofluorescence.

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The 16% formaldehyde solution should be used to easily permeabilize cells to detect intracellular proteins.

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