Oxytocin neurophysin 1 (OXT) Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

CAT#: BP5058

Oxytocin neurophysin 1 (OXT) rabbit polyclonal antibody, Serum

Specifications

Product Data

• Applications: IF, IHC
• Recommended Dilution: Immunohistochemistry Frozen Sections.
  Immunofluorescence (1/400-1/800) using FITC.
  Incubation time: overnight at 4°C.
  Recommended Positive Control: Frozen sections of pig pituitary.
• Reactivities: Porcine
• Host: Rabbit
• Clonality: Polyclonal
• Immunogen: Oxytocin conjugated to bovine thyroglobuline
• Specificity: This antibody reacts with Oxytocin.
  Absorption with 10 - 100 µg immunogen per ml diluted antiserum abolishes staining.
• Formulation: State: Serum
  State: Lyophilized serum
• Reconstitution Method: Dissolve in 50 - 100 µl distilled water, and dilute further with 0.1 M PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.1% sodium azide
• Conjugation: Unconjugated
• Storage: Store original vial at 2-8°C.
  Following reconstitution store the antibody undiluted at 2-8°C for one month or (in aliquots)
  at -20°C for longer.
  Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
• Stability: Shelf life: one year from despatch.
• Gene Name: oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide
• Database Link:
  Entrez Gene 5020 Human
  UniProt ID P01178
• Background: Oxytocin is synthesized in nerve cell bodies in the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus, and carried by axonal transport to the neural stalk and pars nervosa where they are stored. Oxytocin nerve terminals can also be found throughout the CNS, even reaching the lower spinal cord.
• Synonyms: OXT, Ocytocin

Reference Data

• Protein Families: Secreted Protein