Immunohistochemical Localization of Tubulin in the Somite of the Early Chick Embryo
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Authors
Scharfe, Stace
Advisor
John Addis
John Christenson
Joan Stottlemyer
John Christenson
Joan Stottlemyer
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Date of Issue
1991-04-01
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Immunohistochemical Localization of Tubulin in the Somite of the Early Chick Embryo
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thesis
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Abstract
In this experiment I attempted to devise a procedure for the localization of the cytoskeletal protein tubulin in the somite of the early chick embryo. I also checked the distribution of tubulin in the early chick somite for any possible relationship to the epithelial-mesenchymal transition that occurs in these somitic ceils. Newly fertilized chicken eggs were incubated for approximately 48 hr; then the embryos were removed from the egg, fixed, embedded, and frozen for cryostat sectioning. After sectioning the embryos, I attempted to localize tubulin by attaching a primary antibody to the tubulin molecule followed by a secondary antibody and an enzyme (peroxidase). A peroxidase substrate was then introduced to the tissue, and the enzyme reacted with it to produce a colored reaction product which served as the indicator for the presence and distribution of the tubulin.
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Bachelor's
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Spring
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Life & Environmental Sciences