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Simple Elimination of Background Fluorescence in Formalin-Fixed Human Brain Tissue for Immunofluorescence Microscopy
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Chapters
- 00:12Title
- 00:48Construction of photobleaching aparatus and solutions
- 02:30Photobleaching pre-treatment of tissue
- 03:37Immunofluorescence
- 09:35Fluorescence microscopy
- 12:13Representative results
- 15:58Conclusion
Background autofluorescence of biological samples often complicates fluorescence-based imaging techniques, especially in aged human postmitotic tissues. This protocol describes how autofluorescence from these samples can be effectively removed using a commercially available light emitting diode light source to photobleach the sample prior to immunostaining.
