FW: [Histonet] one heck of a IHC question regarding fixedfree-floating brain sections

[Andrea Hooper]

Yes sorry my message was assuming your primaries were from different 
species, otherwise indeed you need to use specialized blocking 
methods ... I think I am too tired to be emailing clearly!!!



>Maria,
>  you need to block the 1st primary antibody with IgG, and then use
>appropriate serum, before using another primary from the same species.
>I would use a different primary AB from a different species, i.e. if u used
>goat anti.. The 1st time (when mistake was made) now use rabbit anti..
>
>If you have to use another primary from the same species - I suggest review
>excellent protocols on jacksonimmuno.com (labeling with 2 primaries from the
>same species). This works, although may give you some background if blocking
>is not done properly.
>
>Igor
>
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>>  <histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>, "Mejia, Maria"
>>  <Maria.Mejia <@t> ucsf.edu>
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>>  Subject: Re: [Histonet] one heck of a IHC question regarding
>>  fixedfree-floating brain sections
>>
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