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immunocytochemistry
A technique that is used for the microscopic localization of proteins located in tissues or cells by means of antibodies. 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Cell biology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Acronym
ICC
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

inmunocitoquímica
Associated concepts
Type of
laboratory technique
Examples
To select specific markers for the study, immunocytochemistry (ICC) and flow cytometry (FC) were performed in epithelial (n=4) and stromal (n=6) cell fractions from human endometrium for SSEA1, W5C5, EPCAM, ICAM1, TNF (tumor necrosis factor alpha).
Using a-tubulin immunocytochemistry to show sperm cytoskeleton, they found that vitrified sperm had similar labeling patterns in the tail to fresh sperm, but different from slow freezing.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
α-tubulin immunocytochemistry
WITH VERBS
use immunocytochemistry
WITH NOUNS
immunocytochemistry study