Table 1

Antigen
Primary
Dilution
Antibody
Secondary
Specificity &

antibodies/

Source
antibodies/antisera
Subcellular distribution

antisera


(dilutions)


Estrogen
Mouse
1:10
Chemicon
Goat anti-mouse IgG
Neurons and astrocytes /
receptor
IgG1

(MAB428)
(H+L)conjugated to Cy3
Punctate nuclear and
(ER)
monoclonal


(1:250)
perinuclear distribution
Dopamine
Rabbit
1:1000
Chemicon
• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Neuronal processes and cell
(DA)
IgG

(AB122S)
DTAF (1:500) or
body

polyclonal


• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Cytoplasmic distribution




Cy3 (1:250)

Dopamine
Rat
1:100
Chemicon
Goat anti-rat IgG
Neuronal processes and cell
transporter
Ig type

(MAB369)
conjugated to biotin-
body; astrocytes
(DAT)
monoclonal


avidin-Cy2 (1:250)
Cell membrane
Dopamine
Rabbit
1:100
Chemicon
Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Neurons and astrocytes;
D1A
polyclonal

(AB1784P)
DTAF (1:500)
punctate distribution
receptor





Dopamine
Rabbit
1:500
Chemicon
Goat anti rabbit IgG
Neuronal processes and cell
D2
polyclonal

(AB1558)
DTAF (1:500)
bodies: perinuclear
receptor




distribution, astrocytes,





microglia

Co-localization

Combined



• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Colocalized in neurons
• DA +
as above
as above
as above
DTAF +
and/or astrocytes
• ER



• Goat anti-mouse





Cy3

Combined



• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Colocalized in
• DA +
as above
as above
as above
Cy3
subpopulations of neurons
• DAT



• Goat anti-rat IgG
and/or astrocytes




biotin-avidin Cy2

Combined
as above
as above
as above
• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Colocalized in
• D1A +



DTAF (1:500)
subpopulations of neurons
• ER



• Goat anti-mouse
and/or astrocytes




Cy3 (1:250)

Combined
as above
as above
as above
• Goat anti-rabbit IgG
Colocalized in
• D2 +



DTAF (1:500)
subpopulations of neurons
• ER



• Goat anti-mouse
and/or astrocytes and




Cy3 (1:250)
microglia

Turchan et al. BMC Neuroscience 2001 2:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2202-2-3