Excellent Astrocyte Labeling with Low Background in Mouse Hippocampus

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Aves Labs

Product Name:

Anti-GFAP Antibody

Catalog Number:

GFAP

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We used this antibody to immunofluorescently label astrocytes in the mouse dorsal hippocampus following astrocyte-specific MOR knockdown. The signal was bright, highly specific, and compatible with multi-channel confocal imaging together with mCherry, DAPI, SOX9, Iba1, nitrotyrosine, and SOD1 markers. The antibody provided excellent visualization of astrocyte morphology and fine processes with minimal background.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Applications

Immunofluorescence

Sample

Mouse dorsal hippocampus brain sections

Primary Incubation

1:1000 overnight at 4°C

Blocking Agent

3% normal goat serum + 0.3% Triton X-100 in PBS

Secondary Incubation

Goat anti-chicken Alexa Fluor 488 or 633, 1:1000, 1 h RT

Tertiary Incubation

NA

Detection

Confocal microscopy (Leica SP8)

Results Summary

The antibody produced strong and consistent astrocytic staining across all samples and enabled accurate quantification of GFAP upregulation associated with astrocyte reactivity after MOR knockdown.

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Summary

The Good

Bright signal, excellent morphology visualization, very low nonspecific staining.

The Bad

None observed.

The Bottom Line

Highly reliable GFAP antibody for high-resolution astrocyte imaging in brain tissue.

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