The ImmunoStar Oxytocin antiserum was quality control tested using standard immunohistochemical methods. The antiserum demonstrates strongly positive labeling of rat hypothalamus using indirect immunofluorescent and biotin/avidin-HRP techniques. Recommended primary dilution is 1/4,000 - 1/8,000 in PBS/0.3% Triton X-100 - Bn/Av-HRP. Staining is completely eliminated by pretreatment of 1 mL of the diluted antibody with 5 µg of Oxytocin. Pretreatment of 1 mL of the diluted antibody with as much as 100 µg of vasopressin does not diminish staining.

Photo Description: IHC image of neurons staining for oxytocin in the rat hypothalamus (above) and higher magnification of the rat hypothalamus with nickel preparation (below). The tissue was fixed with 4% formaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, before being removed and prepared for vibratome sectioning. Floating sections were incubated at RT in 10% goat serum in PBS, before standard IHC procedure. Primary antibody was incubated at 1:5000 for 48 hours, goat anti-rabbit secondary was subsequently added for 1 hour after washing with PBS. Light microscopy staining was achieved with standard biotin-streptavidin/HRP procedure and DAB chromogen.

Host:Rabbit

Quantity / Volume: 100 µL

State: Lyophilized Whole Serum

Reacts With: Bat, Bovine, Chicken, Dog, Frog (Xenopus Laevis), Guinea Pig, Hamster, Human, Manducta Sexta (Moth), Melopsittacus Undulatus (Bird), Mole Rat, Monkey, Mouse, Rat, Sheep, Vole

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Alternate Names: Oxytocin-neurophysin 1; Ocytocin; neurophysin I; oxytocin, prepropeptide; oxytocin, prepro- (neurophysin I); oxytocin-neurophysin I, preproprotein; OT; OT-NPI; OXT-NPI; oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide, anti-Oxytocin

Gene Symbol: OXTRRID: AB_572258

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Entrez Gene:280888BovineEntrez Gene:768516ChickenEntrez Gene:100856247 DogEntrez Gene:100485685 Frog (Xenopus Laevis)Entrez Gene:100720178 Guinea PigEntrez Gene:5020HumanEntrez Gene:101717385 Mole RatEntrez Gene:717068MonkeyEntrez Gene:18429 MouseEntrez Gene:25504 RatEntrez Gene:443390SheepEntrez Gene:101993187 Vole