Applications of immunohistochemistry

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an important application of monoclonal as well as polyclonal antibodies to determine the tissue distribution of an antigen of interest in health and disease. IHC is widely used for diagnosis of cancers; specific tumor antigens are expressed de novo or up-regulated in ce...

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Published inJournal of pharmacy & bioallied science Vol. 4; no. Suppl 2; pp. S307 - S309
Main Authors Duraiyan, Jeyapradha, Govindarajan, Rajeshwar, Kaliyappan, Karunakaran, Palanisamy, Murugesan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.08.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Antibody
antigen
Antigen-antibody reactions
Biomarkers
Cancer
Dental Science - Review
Diagnosis
Disease
Genetic counseling
Hepatitis
Immunohistochemistry
Methods
Pathology
Polyclonal antibodies
Proteins
Tumors
India
disease
antigen
immunohistochemistry
Antibody
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Summary:Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an important application of monoclonal as well as polyclonal antibodies to determine the tissue distribution of an antigen of interest in health and disease. IHC is widely used for diagnosis of cancers; specific tumor antigens are expressed de novo or up-regulated in certain cancers. This article deals with the various applications of IHC in diagnosis of diseases, with IHC playing an important role in diagnostic and research laboratories.
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ISSN:0975-7406
0976-4879
0975-7406
0976-4879
DOI:10.4103/0975-7406.100281