Uniform Labeling

Author(s):  
Margaret A. Winker
Keyword(s):  
1980 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Cavagnaro ◽  
D A Pierce ◽  
J C Lucchesi ◽  
C B Chae

Incubation of Drosophila salivary glands with radioactive diisopropyl fluorophosphate results in the uniform labeling of polytene chromosomes. Extensive labeling is seen only when chromosome squashes are prepared by a formaldehyde fixation procedure and not by standard acetic acid techniques. The labeling is inhibited in the presence of tosylphenylalanine chloromethyl ketone and phenylmethane sulfonylfluoride but not by tosyllysine chloromethyl ketone, suggesting that a chymotrypsin-like serine protease is associated with the chromosomes. Protease inhibitors show no apparent effect on heat-shock specific puffing.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. eaba4542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyi Mao ◽  
Min Yen Lee ◽  
Jing-Ru Jhan ◽  
Aaron R. Halpern ◽  
Marcus A. Woodworth ◽  
...  

Fluorescence microscopy is a workhorse tool in biomedical imaging but often poses substantial challenges to practitioners in achieving bright or uniform labeling. In addition, while antibodies are effective specific labels, their reproducibility is often inconsistent, and they are difficult to use when staining thick specimens. We report the use of conventional, commercially available fluorescent dyes for rapid and intense covalent labeling of proteins and carbohydrates in super-resolution (expansion) microscopy and cleared tissue microscopy. This approach, which we refer to as Fluorescent Labeling of Abundant Reactive Entities (FLARE), produces simple and robust stains that are modern equivalents of classic small-molecule histology stains. It efficiently reveals a wealth of key landmarks in cells and tissues under different fixation or sample processing conditions and is compatible with immunolabeling of proteins and in situ hybridization labeling of nucleic acids.


Author(s):  
P. Maher ◽  
R.S. Molday

The organization and redistribution of concanavalin A (Con A), Ricinus communis agglutinin I (RCA I) and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) receptors on mouse neuroblastoma cells was analyzed using lectins conjugated to fluorescent polymeric microspheres as visual markers for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and fluorescent light microscopys. Results indicate that all three lectins are internalized by these cells but the patterns of redistribution for Con A differ from those of RCA I and WGA.Labeling of prefixed undifferentiated and differentiated neuroblastoma cells indicated that Con A, WGA and RCA I receptors were densely and uniformly distributed over the cell surface and neurites. Cells treated with lectin for 5-10 minutes at 37°C, washed free of excess reagent and maintained for up to 15 minutes in buffer exhibited uniform labeling patterns.


1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-324
Author(s):  
Niles B. Ross
Keyword(s):  

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (45) ◽  
pp. 14746-14751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Etzkorn ◽  
Anja Böckmann ◽  
Adam Lange ◽  
Marc Baldus

1954 ◽  
Vol 211 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-374
Author(s):  
Martha Vaughan ◽  
Christian B. Anfinsen
Keyword(s):  

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 917-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toby Litovitz

OBJECTIVE: To characterize reports to poison centers involving liquid medication errors associated with the use of dispensing cups. design: Case series reported by 16 US poison centers over an eight-day period. SETTING: Calls to poison control centers, predominantly but not exclusively from homes. PATIENTS: Children and adults. RESULTS: Of 34 reported cases, most (79 percent) involved a two- to threefold dosing error, and most (94 percent) involved an error in a single dose of medication. Cough and cold preparations were implicated in 65 percent; acetaminophen elixirs in 18 percent. Three major causes of dosing errors were identified, including teaspoon/tablespoon confusion, assumption that the dispensing cup was the unit of measure, and assumption that the full dispensing cup was the actual dose. CONCLUSIONS: Dispensing cup markings should use a single unit of measure, and a uniform labeling system should be implemented. Teaspoon/tablespoon abbreviations should be avoided, and dispensing cup lettering should be more legible. Consumer education is essential to correct the misimpression that the full cup is always the recommended dose.


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