Immunofluorescence in Clinical Immunology

This primer on immunofluorescence techniques, which first appeared in 1979, is a richly illustrated handbook suitable for everyday practical work in the laboratory, able to be used as both an introduction to the subject as well as an atlas. In hardly any other area of medicine are there so many new findings to report. The second edition of this book is concerned not only with the detection methods which now form an essential and established part of diagnostic techniques, but also with the most recent research results such as the discovery of antibodies against Auerbach's plexus and against podocytes...

VERY COMPREHENSIVE METHODOLOGY BOOK WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE REAGENTS, METHODOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATION VERY WELL STRUCTURED RICHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH HIGH QUALITY COLOUR FIGURES UPDATED: NEW AUTOANTIBODIES INCLUDED

Inhalt
1 Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of immunofluor-escence.- 2 Production of antibodies and labelling with fluorochromes.- 3 Characterisation and quality control of antisera and conjugates.- 4 Actual optical immunofluorescence techniques.- 5 Instrumental technique and the documentation of findings.- 6 General advice.- 7 Applications of immunofluorescence.