Table 2.

Summary of Compatibility of Each Antibody with Formalin- and Davidson’s-Fixed Retinas

	Labeling Intensity		Labeling Intensity
Target	Formalin	Davidson	Target	Formalin	Davidson
Brn-3	++	+	Interleukin-1β	++	++
Brn3a	++	++	Interleukin-6	++	++
Calbindin	++	++	Inducible nitric oxide synthase	++	+
Calretinin	++	++	Laminin	++	++
CD3	++	++	Monocarboxylate transporter-3	++	++
Choline acetyl transferase	++	++	Major histocompatibility complex II	++	++
Chx10	++	++	Myeloperoxidase	++	++
Cyclooxygenase-2	++	++	Nestin	++	+
Ciliary neurotrophic factor	++	++	Parvalbumin	++	++
αB-crystallin	++	+	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen	++	++
ED1	++	++	Protein gene product 9.5	++	++
Collagen VI	++	++	Protein kinase C-α	++	++
Fibroblast growth factor-2	++	++	RPE-65	++	++
γ-Aminobutyric acid	++	—	Rhodopsin (RET-P1)	++	++
Glial fibrillary acidic protein	++	++	Synaptophysin	++	++
Glutamine synthetase	++	++	Tumor necrosis factor -α	++	++
Heat shock protein-27	++	+	β3-tubulin	++	++
Heat shock protein-32	++	++	Tyrosine hydroxylase	++	++
Heat shock protein-70	+	+	Vimentin	++	++
Iba1	++	+

Grading scheme: – = minimal specific labeling, + = weak, specific labeling, ++ = intense, specific labeling.