what is immunofluorescence? - union college is immunofluorescence? •technique allowing the...
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What is Immunofluorescence?
• Technique allowing the visualization of aspecific protein or antigen in cells or tissuesections by binding a specific antibodychemically conjugated with a fluorescent dye
• Immunofluorescence staining can beperformed on cells fixed on slides and tissuesections.
• Immunofluorescence stained samples areexamined under a fluorescence microscopeor confocal microscope.
Source: http://www.protocol-online.org/prot/Immunology/Immunofluorescence/
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Immunofluorescence of Anti-nuclear antibody
Source: http://clinicalchemistry.stanford.edu/allergy_autoimmune.html