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Table 4

Details of reagents required for Immunostaining.

Reagent Type Reagent constitution Reagent Quantity (calculated)
Wash buffer TBS + 0.025% Triton X-100 250 µL (0.25 mL) Triton X-100 in 1000 mL TBS
Permeabilization reagent 0.2% Triton X-100 in PBS 20 µL (0.02 mL) Triton X-100 in 10 mL TBS
Fixative 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS 10 mL of 16% PFA in 30 mL PBS
Antibody diluent buffer TBS + 1% BSA 0.1 g BSA in 10 mL TBS
Blocking Buffer 10% normal serum + 1% BSA + TBS 1mL normal serum + 0.1 g BSA + 9 mL TBS
For double staining: 5% normal serum of species in which first secondary antibodies were raised + 5% normal serum of species in which second type of secondary antibodies was raised + 1% BSA + TBS
Note: Goat and donkey serum 60 mg/mL – Jackson Immuno Research
Buffers 1× TBS (10× TBS comprised of 500 mM tris base + 1.5 M NaCl + HCl to set pH to 7.4); 1× PBS 100 mL of 10× in 900 mL distilled deionized H2O

BSA is bovine serum albumin, TBS is tris-buffered saline, PBS is phosphate-buffered saline.