| ApplicationNotes | Westernblot:Recognizesadiffusebandatapproximately70-85kDaonwesternblotsofextracts(20ugtotalprotein)fromhumancaudate,putamen,andnucleusaccumbens. 
 Immunohistochemistry:4%paraformaldehydefixedtissue(careshouldbetakennottoover-fixtissue);perfusionfollowedbylessthan90minutespost-fixation,thencryoprotect.Suggestedworkingdilution1:1,000-1:10,000.Ifusingonrattissue,absorbedanti-ratsecondaryantibodiesarerecommended,andtheuseofratPAPsystems,orABCdetectionwillenhancesensitivity.
 
 Immunocytochemistry:1:5,000to1:10,000.
 
 Immunoblotting(notrecommendedforuseonrat)
 
 Optimalworkingdilutionsandprotocolsmustbedeterminedbyenduser.
 
 
 
 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRYPROTOCOLFORMAB369
 
 Thisantibodyhasbeenusedsuccessfullyon30μm,freefloating,4%paraformaldehydefixedmousebraintissue.Allstepsareperformedunderconstantagitation.Suggestedprotocolfollows.
 
 1)3x10minutewashesinTBS(withorwithout0.25%Triton).
 
 2)Incubatefor30minutesinTBSwith3%serum(sameashostfromsecondaryantibody).
 
 3)IncubateprimaryantibodydilutedappropriatelyinTBSwith1%serum(sameashostfromsecondaryantibody)(withorwithout0.25%Triton)for2hoursatroomtemperaturefollowedby16hoursat4°C.
 
 4)3x10minutewashesinTBS.
 
 5)IncubatewithsecondaryantibodydilutedappropriatelyinTBSwith1%serum(sameashostfromsecondaryantibody).
 
 6)3x10minutewashesinTBS.
 
 7)ABCElite(1:200VectorLabs)inTBS.
 
 8)2x10minutewashesinTBS.
 
 9)1x10minutewashinphosphatebuffer(nosaline).
 
 10)DABreactionwith0.06%NiCladdedforintensification.
 
 11)2x10minutewashesinPBS.
 
 12)1x10minutewashinphosphatebuffer(nosaline).
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