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Decreased Opsin Mrna And Immunoreactivity In Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (Prcd): Cytochemical Studies Of Early Disease And Degeneration, Jun Huang, Marie-Françoise Chesselet, Gustavo Aguirre
Decreased Opsin Mrna And Immunoreactivity In Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (Prcd): Cytochemical Studies Of Early Disease And Degeneration, Jun Huang, Marie-Françoise Chesselet, Gustavo Aguirre
Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD
Opsin mRNA level and immunoreactivity were examined by in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry in normal and progressive rod cone degeneration (prcd)-affected dogs. In situ hybridization used 35S- and/or 3 H-labeled bovine opsin cRNA probes; immunocytochemistry used six monoclonal mouse anti-bovine opsin antibodies (MAb1) that are specific to different regions of the N-terminal, loop v-vi and the C-terminal domains. Optimal labeling and histological resolution at the single cell level were achieved with semi-thin sections of DGD wax-embedded tissues; it was possible to correlate the cytochemical observations with the disease staging in topographically defined regions that exhibited different disease severity. In early …
Diethylene Glycol Distearate (Dgd): A Versatile Embedding Medium For Retinal Cytochemistry, Jun C. Huang, Kristina Mieziewska, Nancy Philp, Theo Van Veen, Gustavo D. Aguirre
Diethylene Glycol Distearate (Dgd): A Versatile Embedding Medium For Retinal Cytochemistry, Jun C. Huang, Kristina Mieziewska, Nancy Philp, Theo Van Veen, Gustavo D. Aguirre
Gustavo D. Aguirre, VMD, PhD
Embedment in diethylene glycol distearate (DGD) was shown to be highly desirable and versatile for retinal cytochemical studies, including in situ hybridization, immuno- andlectin cytochemistry. This method allows for preservation of fine tissue detail as well as good reaction sensitivity. It appears to be more suitable than most other methods currently used for light microscopic retinal cytochemistry.