β-galactosidase Histochemistry of Whole Mount Mouse Embryos
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Paraffin Embedding of X-gal Stained Embryos
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Paraffin Sectioning
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Deparaffinization and Counterstaining
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Results: X-gal Staining of E9.5 WT and Mt4-mmpLacZ/ Whole-mount Embryos and Tissue Sections
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Conclusion
Transcript
This method can have answer key questions in the developmental biology field such as the study of gene expression patterns during embryonic development.The main advantages of this technique are that it is highly sensitive, easy and quick to perfor
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Here we describe the standard protocol for the detection of β-galactosidase activity in early whole mouse embryos and the method for paraffin sectioning and counterstaining. This is an easy and quick procedure to monitor gene expression during development that can also be applied to tissue sections, organs or cultured cells.