Table 1

Antibodies used for immunocytochemistry (ICC) and for immunoprecipitation (IP)

TypeSourceDilution for ICCDilution for IP
Primary antibody to
 α-SMA synthetic peptideMonoclonal IgGSigma1/500/
 Pig desminMonoclonal IgGBoehringer1/10/
 Cow GFAPRabbit polyclonal IgGDako1/2000/
 Human collagen type IGoat polyclonal APSBA/1/40
 Rat collagen type IIIRabbit polyclonal ASSchuppanet al61 /1/75
 Human collagen type IVGoat polyclonal APSBA/1/75
 FibronectinRabbit polyclonal ASCalbiochem/1/300
 Rat lamininRabbit polyclonal IgGCalbiochem/1/75
Peroxidase labelled antibody to
 Mouse IgGGoat polyclonal APAmersham1/100
 Rabbit IgGGoat polyclonal APJackson1/500
 Goat IgGRabbit polyclonal APJackson1/100
  • GFAP, glial fibrillary protein; AP, affinity purified; AS, antiserum.

  • Sigma Chemie, Bornem, Belgium; Boehringer, Mannheim, Germany; Dako, Ghent, Belgium; Southern Biotechnology Associates, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Calbiochem, La Jolla, California, USA; Amersham, Little Chalfont, UK; Jackson, West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA.