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A two-step affinity technique is described for light microscopic demonstration of the Concanavalin A, Agaricus bisporus lectin and Ricinus communis lectin binding sites by means of various FITC-labeled human and rabbit serum protein fractions. Experiments for the visualization of the Lens culinaris lectin and the Pisum sativum lectin binding sites gaves negative results. The technique consist of two reaction steps which involve the incubation of tissue sections in the lectins followed by the visualization of receptor-bound lectins with FITC-labeled serum protein fractions basing on their carbohydrate content. The specificity of the technique could be demonstrated by the addition of the hapten or by incubation in the FITC-labeled serum protein fractions only. In contrast to the direct or indirect staining methods only very small amounts of purified lectins are necessary.
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Thoss, K., Roth, J. Histochemical lectin affinity technique by means of FITC-labeled serum protein fractions. Histochemistry 49, 67–72 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00490127
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