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The adult mouse (C57/Bl6) olfactory bulb was stained for astrocytes (blue), microglia (green), and newborn neuroblasts (red). This picture illustrates where the rostral migratory stream, carrying newborn neuroblasts, enters the olfactory bulb (see dense vimentin staining cutting through the center of the picture). Antibodies used: Astrocytes (Vimentin, AB5733 Millipore and
donkey-anti-chicken Cy5, 703-175-155 Jackson ImmunoResearch), Microglia (Iba1, 019-19741 Wako and donkey-anti-rabbit Alexa488, 711-545-152 Jackson ImmunoResearch), and Newborn neuroblasts (marked with BrdU and stained for BrdU, MCA2060T AbD Serotec and donkey-anti-rat Cy3, 712-165-153 Jackson ImmunoResearch).
Carlyn Martina-Mamber, Robin Pronk, Elly M. Hol - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
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Connexin expression in astrocytes of middle-aged rat retina
Tissue specimen of 9 month old (middle-aged) Wistar rat retina illustrates connexin expression in astrocytes in the mid-peripheral retina. Six-marker immunohistochemistry was executed on retinal wholemount preparations. Connexin 26 (blue, Alexa532-conjugated anti-goat IgG), Connexin 30 (red,
Cyâ„¢3 AffiniPure Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) - Jackson ImmunoResearch 111-165-003), Connexin 43 (green, Alexa 488-conjugated mouse IgG1), Connexin 45 (pale brown, Alexa 594-conjugated anti-sheep IgG), GFAP stained for astrocytes (pale purple, Cyâ„¢5 AffiniPure Donkey Anti-Chicken IgY (IgG) (H+L) - Jackson ImmunoResearch 703-175-155), GS Isolectin B4 stained for blood vessels (turquoise, AMCA-conjugated streptavidin - Jackson ImmunoResearch 016-150-084).
Mansour H, McColm JR, Cole L, Weible M II, Korlimbinis A, et al. (2013) Connexin 30 Expression and Frequency of Connexin Heterogeneity in Astrocyte Gap Junction Plaques Increase with Age in the Rat Retina. PLoS ONE 8(3): e57038. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057038