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Immunocytochemistry enables the detection and localization of proteins in cells that are acutely dissociated or in culture. There are advantages and disadvantages to the use of cultured cells for immunocytochemistry. One of the advantages is that cultured cells can be used for one or more weeks after the dissociation of cells, whereas one of the disadvantages is that the properties of cells in culture might change under artificial conditions. On the other hand, acutely dissociated cells are expected to have the original properties of cells because almost all procedures before fixation, except for enzymatic digestion, are carried out at low temperatures. Here, we describe how adrenal medullary cells of small animals are acutely dissociated for immunostaining.
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Harada, K., Matsuoka, H., Inoue, M. (2023). Immunocytochemistry of Acutely Isolated Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Cells. In: Borges, R. (eds) Chromaffin Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2565. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2671-9_3
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