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Published in final edited form as: J Comp Neurol. 2012 Apr 15;520(6):1115–1127. doi: 10.1002/cne.22783

TABLE 1.

List of Primary Antibodies Used for Immunolabeling

Antigen	Immunogen	Manufacturer (catalog #)	Host	Dilution/concentration
Calbindin	Chicken, full length purified from gut	SWANT; Bellinzona, Switzerland (Catalog # 300)	Mouse monoclonal (clone McAB 300/301)	1:1,000
G_oα	Purified G_oα from bovine brain	Millipore, Billerica, MA (Catalog # MAB3073)	Mouse monoclonal (clone 2A)	1:500
Melatonin receptor 1a	Xenopus laevis, aa 231-243 (HHQTWPYNIHGFI)	Dr. Allan Wiechmann, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK	Chicken polyclonal	2.3 μg/ml
Melatonin receptor 1b	Xenopus laevis, aa 221-233 (KPRMKQSDFRNFL)	Dr. Allan Wiechmann, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, OK	Rabbit polyclonal	2.3 μg/ml
XAP-1	Crude homogenate of Xenopus retina and optic nerve	Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, U Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Catalog # XAP-1)	Mouse monoclonal (Clone 3D2)	1:10-1:20