Table 2.

Summary of IHC-relevant guidelines in BOR.

Data Type	Specifications/guidelines
Immunohistochemistry/Immunofluorescence	Appropriate, representative controls need to be reported (either in the figures or in supplemental data)
Antibodies	• Supplementary antibody table
	• Materials and methods
	- Positive and negative controls
	- Validation information
	- Lot number
	- Associated references
	- RRID
	• Antibody registry [10]
	- If antibody is not registered, then author needs to register and obtain an RRID by the revision stage of manuscript submission
BOR endorsed reference	Saper C.B. An open letter to our readers on the use of antibodies. J Comp Neurol 2005. 493(4):477–488.