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. 2013 Mar 1;9(3):386–402. doi: 10.4161/auto.22968

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Figure 16. Overview of an optimized protocol for immunohistochemical detection of LC3 as a protein marker for autophagic vacuoles in paraffin-embedded tissue samples. Although this staining protocol is highly sensitive, it may still require overexpression of LC3 in the majority of tissues.