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. 2018 Feb 9;80(4):634–637. doi: 10.1292/jvms.18-0014

Table 1. The combination of blocking agents and antibodies used for immunohistochemistry.

Detection Blocking reagent Primary antibody Secondary antibody
TH Blocking reagent A and B Mouse monoclonal antibody against TH Histofine MAX-PO (M)
(Nichirei Bioscience, Tokyo, Japan) (MAB318; 1:5,000) (Histofine Simplestain system)
(Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany) (Nichirei Bioscience, Tokyo, Japan)

DRD1 Blocking reagent A and B Mouse monoclonal antibody against DRD1 Histofine MAX-PO (M)
(Nichirei Bioscience, Tokyo, Japan) (MAB5290; 1:1,500) (Histofine Simplestain system)
(Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany) (Nichirei Bioscience, Tokyo, Japan)

DRD2 Blocking One Histo Rabbit polyclonal antibody against DRD2 EnVision + System- HRP Labeled Polymer
(Nacalai Tesque, Kyoto, Japan) (AB5084P; 1:1,500) Anti-Rabbit
(Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany) (Dako, Glostrup, Denmark)

TH: Tyrosine hydroxylase, DRD1: Dopamine receptor D1, DRD2: Dopamine receptor D2.