immunostaining
- noun
- /ˌɪmjunəˈsteɪnɪŋ/
- Specialized
- The researcher used immunostaining to visualize the protein patterns in the tissue samples.
- positive immunostaining
Examples
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In this study, 63% of the tumors showed positive immunostaining for p53.
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A high degree of PCNA expression on immunostaining has been reported to indicate an aggressive tumor.
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Of note, immunostaining for vimentin is negative.
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Keywords: Nervous System tumors; histochemical immunostaining
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Immunostaining was negative for all antibodies to inflammatory markers.
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TUNEL and active caspase-3 immunostaining were used to detect germ cell apoptosis.
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Dispersion was recorded by time-lapse microscopy. Immunostaining and phalloidin staining.
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Untreated cells were also stained with corresponding antibodies to confirm that during immunostaining, the detected signal in the differentiated cells was not due to background auto-fluorescence.
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In the controls, the distribution of positive PCNA immunostaining was predominantly located near the basal cell layer of the tumor cords, whereas the BSCC specimens featured diffusely spread tumor islands.
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Young's modulus (in Pa) for each gel was determined by AFM, and functionalization was checked by immunostaining against fibronectin (Extended Data Fig. 2km).
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Synonyms
A laboratory method that finds specific proteins in tissue using marked antibodies
A lab test that uses antibodies to find or measure proteins in samples like blood
A lab method that uses glowing antibodies to show specific proteins in cells or tissue
A lab method using a first antibody and a glowing second antibody to show targets under a special microscope
A lab test that uses antibodies to find or measure proteins in body samples
Surface Forms
Morphology
immunostaining = immunostain (semi-transparent) = immuno + stain + ing
The verb 'immunostain' plus the gerundive '-ing' forms 'immunostaining' in a regular way.
Etymology
Immunostaining combines immuno- from immune, meaning 'protected' or the body's defence, and staining from stain, meaning 'to color'. So immunostaining is a way of 'coloring' cells with immune tools like antibodies to show where specific proteins are.