What is Immunohistochemical staining ?

Question 1

What is Immunohistochemistry?

Answer 1

Process of detecting antigens (e.g., proteins) in cells of a tissue section by exploiting the principle of antibodies binding specifically to antigens in biological tissues.

Question 2

What is it used for ?

Answer 2

used for disease diagnosis, drug development and biological research.

Question 3

What is the use of Immunohistochemistry ?

Answer 3

Its to study cellular markers that define specific phenotypes

Question 4

Indirect Flourent staining methods

Answer 4

This approach requires only the primary antibody and a fluorphore-conjuated secondary antibody, and is the simplest form of signal amplification.