Size :50ul
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Aliases:Afp antibody; AFPD antibody; Alpha fetoglobulin antibody; Alpha fetoprotein antibody; Alpha fetoprotein precursor antibody; Alpha-1-fetoprotein antibody; Alpha-fetoglobulin antibody; Alpha-fetoprotein antibody; alpha-fetoprotein; Hereditary persistence of; included antibody; FETA antibody; FETA_HUMAN antibody; Hereditary persistence of alpha fetoprotein antibody; HPAFP antibody
Product Type:Polyclonal Antibody
Immunogen Species:Homo sapiens (Human)
UniProt ID:P02771
Immunogen:Fusion protein of Human AFP
Raised in:Rabbit
Species Reactivity:Human
Tested Applications:ELISA, WB, IHC; ELISA:1:500-1:10000, WB:1:1000-1:5000, IHC:1:50-1:200
Background:This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly.
Clonality:Polyclonal
Isotype:IgG
Purification Method:Antigen affinity purification
Conjugate:Non-conjugated
Buffer:0.1mol/L NaCl, 15mmol/L NaN3, PH7.2
Form:Liquid
Stroage:Upon receipt, store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze.
Target Names:AFP
Research Areas:Cancer?Cardiovascular;Developmental biology