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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: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9783764361822ISBN 10: 3764361824 Pages: 231 Publication Date: 01 April 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. 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 |