Immunolocalization of MAP-2 in Routinely Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Guinea Pig Brain Sections Using Microwave Irradiation: A Comparison of Different Combinations of Antibody Clones and Antigen Retrieval Buffer Solutions

The present study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of different microwave pretreatment methods to retrieve microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) immunoreactivity in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded guinea pig brain sections. Brain sections, microwave pretreated in boiling sodium citrate, citric acid, Tris hydrochloride, and EDTA buffers of pH 4, 6, and 8, were labeled with four different clones of MAP-2 monoclonal antibodies. No MAP-2...