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OverviewImmunofluorescence, a suitable laboratory method for the microscopic demonstration of antigens and antibodies in biological materials, useable, for example, to provide evidence for the pathogenesis of disease in histological or cytological preparations and for tumour cell differentiation. For this reason immunofluorescence has a decisive role as the method of choice for the diagnosis of auto-immune diseases. This primer on immunofluorescence techniques, which first appeared in 1979, is a richly illustrated handbook suitable for everyday practical work in the laboratory, useable as both an introduction to the subject as well as an atlas. In hardly any other area of medicine are there so many new findings to report. The second edition of this book is concerned not only with the detection methods which now form an essential and established part of diagnostic techniques, but also with the most recent research results such as the discovery of antibodies against Auerbach's plexus and against podocytes... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wulf B. Storch , R.A. KleinPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9783034895408ISBN 10: 3034895402 Pages: 231 Publication Date: 14 November 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of immunofluor-escence.- 2 Production of antibodies and labelling with fluorochromes.- 3 Characterisation and quality control of antisera and conjugates.- 4 Actual optical immunofluorescence techniques.- 5 Instrumental technique and the documentation of findings.- 6 General advice.- 7 Applications of immunofluorescence.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |