Alpha fetoprotein / AFP antibody

GeneTex

Alpha fetoprotein / AFP antibody

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WB: 1:500 - 1:2000. ICC/IF: 1:50 - 1:200. *Optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the researcher.Not tested in other applications.

ImmunoFluorescence, Western Blot, ImmunoCytoChemistry

Research Use Only

Polyclonal

Unconjugated

AFP

alpha fetoprotein

AFPD, FETA, HPAFP, alpha-fetoprotein, alpha-1-fetoprotein, alpha-fetoglobulin

Rabbit

IgG

Alpha-fetoprotein

This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

-20°C or -80°C,2°C to 8°C

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