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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
Immunofluorescence staining techniques, using antibodies against tubulin molecules, have been successfully used with somatic tissue culture cells. Their application to gametogenesis, however, has been more difficult, largely due to the presence of many different cell types in such a preparation. We have circumvented this problem by counterstaining with dilute hematoxylin, a biological stain that shows excellent cellular morphology without affecting the fluorescence of the antibody. We can then photograph the same field, using either ultraviolet light or conventional bright-field microscopy. Using this approach, we have examined the entire progression of murine spermatogenesis, from spermatogonial cells through mature spermatozoa. This technique has been especially valuable in the visualization of the manchette, and has allowed a reassessment of the staging of spermatid development. In the future, the antibody/hematoxylin double-staining approach will allow a more informative examination of the effects of tubulin-active mitotic poisons on mammalian germline cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-5915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Antitubulin immunofluorescence studies of spermatogenesis in the mouse.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.