Anti-GFAP Antibody-W

GFAP Antibody-W reacts against the Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), which is a class-III intermediate filament and the main constitute of intermediate filaments in astrocytes and serves as a cell specific marker for mature glial cells. It is useful as a marker of neural stem cells and astrocytic cells, including many types of brain tumor derived from astrocytic cells, which express GFAP. GFAP Antibody-W is polyclonal and was raised in rabbit to the peptide sequence NAGFKETRASERAE (human, rat and mouse) coupled to thyroglobulin by glutaraldehyde before injection into the rabbit. Our antibody has been used for immunocytochemistry in rat and human brain tissue. It will also be sold with filter paper absorbed with the specific peptide for blocking. This allows the researcher to confirm the specific signal.

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Background

The Ki-67 Antibody-W, GFAP Antibody-W, and BrdU Antibody-W are excellent antibodies that are recent introductions. Included with these antibodies is filter paper absorbed with a specific blocking peptide. We feel that a blocking agent should be utilized in all investigations using these types of antibodies. Only with a blocking agent can the researcher verify and have confidence that the observed signal is the intended signal. At no additional costs, we have included the blocking agent, which makes this verification easy and accurate for the researcher to implement.