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Mouse Brain: Rabbit Melanin Concentrating Hormone

Antibody link: abcam ab274415

Rabbit Melanin concentrating hormone staining in a whole mouse brain (40 µm max intensity projection).

Zoom in of hypothalamus/thalamus (left) and hindbrain (right) below.

Protocol

1. Standard SHIELD protocol.

2. Passive delipidation with Clear+ Delipidation Buffer.

3. 2 days blocking with Blocking Buffer at 37°C.

4. Radiant Labeling in SmartBatch+ using 6 µg Rabbit Anti-MCH antibody in the Single Sample Staining Cup.

5. Secondary Labeling with 12 µg Donkey anti-Rabbit Alexa 555+ in SmartBatch+.

6. EasyIndex index matching and mounting.

7. Imaged on SmartSPIM with 3.6X objective.