Paraffin processing of tissue
Learn about the technique of paraffin embedding, a classic method used in histology.
Haematoxylin Eosin (H&E) staining
H&E stains are the most common staining technique used for histologic studies.
Weil’s myelin stain
Weil's stain is a simple technique that is used to stain myelin in the nervous system, involving the reduction of chrome salt to chromium dioxide by myelin.
Pipette
Find out here about the common laboratory pipette, how it works, and how to use one effectively!
Mordant
11 April 2010
Find out about mordants, substance used to set dyes on tissue sections.
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PMSF
11 April 2010
PMSF is commonly used in protein solublization in order to deactivate proteases from digesting proteins of interest after cell lysis.
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Ampicillin
11 April 2010
Ampicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic used as a selective agent in molecular biology to select for the uptake of genes by bacteria.
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Acrylamide
11 April 2010
Acrylamide solution is used for the creation of polyacrylamide gels in gel electrophoresis techniques, such as western blotting.
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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
11 April 2010
Learn about two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, a form of gel electrophoresis commonly used to analyze multiple characteristics of proteins.
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A gentle introduction to western blotting
11 April 2010
Learn about western blotting, an analytical technique used to detect specific proteins in a given sample of tissue homogenate or extract.
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