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Monoclonal antibodies that recognize a variety of structures in zebrafish embryos are available from the library at the Zebrafish International Resource Center. Please feel free to communicate with us via email if you have any questions: fish_requests@zebrafish.org

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The following is a partial list of available antibodies at ZIRC:

(Source: K. Larison and B. Trevarrow)

(Abbreviations are listed at the end.)

Name	Type	Staining	Structures stained
anti-Dlx3b	IgG1,k	nuclear	neural plate border, otic preplacode, otic placode, olfactory, finfold
anti-Vegt (aka "anti-Spadetail")	IgG2a,k	nuclear	tailbud & adaxial cells; presomitic, lateral mesoderm, and prechordal plate cells
zl-1	IgG1	cyto or ecm	lns
zm-1		gran cyto	mus,act?,sheet mus over yolk(96h),fnv,hrt,musoc,muse,musb,fnpec,fnv
zm-2		gran cyto	mus/sub skin of fnd,act,sheet over cns(96h)
zm-3		gran cyto	som,mus,myo,str,musb,muse,musoc
zn-1	IgG1	cyto	blm,ysl,ne u,axn,har,drg,rbn,pmn,ens,pns
zn-2		surf	npl, lns,hin clusters,spi roots,har,for cells, tri, trg, npl, rbn, visc organ
zn-3		surf	proc,npl, neu,cns surf,pns,hin segs,fnp,ens,pns,npl,bns,ipl,opl,some nerve tracts
zn-4		cyto or surf	neu,har,npl,proc,pin,hin npl seg,spi seg?,fin cells & proc, orc,lining of visc organ, outside of ins, ncr(?), ipl, gan, eye neu
zn-5	IgG1	surf	rbn, hin clusters, vsn, mps, per gang cell, gan, some cns pathways, ncr(?), npl
zn-8	IgG1	surf	periodic cells between som surf & skin, hsp, some cells in brn, rbn, vsn, som, hin clusters
zn-9	IgG1	surf(?)	hin verticle proc seg,tri,trg,sln,hin npl,ens, pns, opl, fin(lt)
zn-12	IgG1	surf	rbn,dsn,proc in cns & pns, mus, myc, nrt, hin clusters, fin, bns, ens, ntd(1 month)
zn-13	IgM	surf	rbn,dsn,trg,tri,mus,myc,har,npl(lt),ens
zn-15	IgG1	cyto or surf(?)	proc, npl, neu,hin seg, har, pin, cns, pns, ens, pln, opl, ipl, blood vessels in brn(?)
zna-1	IgG1		fibers,npl,hin seg,growth cones, mus spag, some somata
znp-1	IgG2a,k	surf	npl,vent roots,hin seg,ipl,mus spag,ysl, some spi cells
znp-2	IgG1		ipl,opl,base of har,spi npl,bnp
znp-3			npl,bnp,snv
znp-6			evl,ysl,cns,nrt,lns,som,npl,sln,svn,myc,visc organs, gills (nerves?)
znp-7		surf	npl,bnp,snl,snv,ipl,opl(double layer),hin seg, ysl, har(base), some neu in nrt & spi
zns-1	IgG1	cyto(?) surf	cns,pns,cells & proc,hin seg,ens,opl,ipl,growing edge of retina stains different from rest
zns-2		surf	npl,bnp,raf in hin,har,olf,opl,ipl,ens,act or fin proc
zns-3	IgG1	cyto,surf(?)	ysl,mus,per,neu,har,pns,str
zns-5		surf	cns,oto,har,pns,ens,bns,fin fibers,opl,ipl,hin seg
zns-6			cns,fibers,raf,npl,opl,ipl,myc,ect,hin seg
zns-7		cyto	evl,ysl,dee,lns,cns,ntd,som,gut,npl ,cells in oral epithelium,hsp,myc
znt-1	IgM	cyto or ecm	ntd,around lns,act fnd & fnv,myc,btw ect & som,fnp tip,npl,har,part of oto,ret edge,ipl
znu-1			nuclei,chromosomes,some cyto, all tissues except possibly ysl
znu-2			nuclei,dee,evl,outer layer of lns,rbn,nrt, scattered cells in brn
zpr-1		cyto(?)	phr, pin, long double cones
zpr-2		cyto	pin,phr
zpr-3		cyto(?)	phr,rod outer segments,many other tissues at 1 month
zrf-1	IgG1	cyto(?)	rafv spi & hin seg, vent roots, dor-vent tract in brn, ntd(lt), lining around gut, raf in nrt
zrf-2?		cyto(?)	raf thru cns dker in spi & hin
zrf-3	IgG1	surf	raf,brn edge,hin seg raf,pln,ipl,opl,sln, pattern on top of brn
zrf-4		surf	raf,hin seg raf,some cell outlines,cns,optic nerve
zs-2		cyto(?)	outer lns,nrt,fiber tract in brn,inner segs of rod(kdl), nrt npl(lt)
zs-3		cyto	nrt
zs-4		cyto	evl,ysl,dee,cns,lns,mus,fiber tract in brn,outer layer of lns cells,gan & other nrt cells,iplk,opl, adult nrt only rod inner segm ents(cryo-kdl)

	ABBREVIATIONS
	act	actinotrichia
	alg	anterior lateral line ganglion
	aln	anterior lateral line nerve
	alp	anterior lateral line primordium
	ama	retinal amacrine neuron
	axn	axon
	bip	retinal bipolar neuron
	bld	blood
	blm	blastomere
	bnp	brain neuropil
	bns	branchial nervous system
	bra	branchial arch
	brn	brain
	brp	branchial pouch
	cad	caudal hindbrain level
	cap	caudal primary motoneuron
	cns	central nervous system
	den	dendrite
	drg	dorsal root ganglia
	dsn	dorsal spinal cord neuron
	ect	ectoderm
	end	endoderm
	ens	enteric nervous system
	ent	endothelium
	epb	epiblast
	epi	epidermis
	epn	ependymal cells
	eye	eye
	fin	fin
	fbr	forebrain
	fnc	caudal fin
	fnd	dorsal fin
	fnl	pelvic fin
	fnp	pectoral fin
	fnv	ventral fin
	gan	retinal ganglion neuron
	ger	germ ring
	gli	glia
	har	hair cell
	hat	hatching gland
	hbr	hindbrain
	hor	retinal horizontal cell
	hrt	heart
	hyb	hypoblast
	int	interneuron
	ipl	inner plexiform layer
	kee	keel
	lns	lens
	mar	blastoderm margin
	max	Mauthner axon
	mbr	midbrain
	mec	mesenchyme
	mel	melanocyte
	mes	mesoderm
	mi1	middle hindbrain level 1
	mi2	middle hindbrain level 2
	mi3	middle hindbrain level 3
	mid	mid neuron
	mip	middle primary motoneuron
	miv	miv neuron
	mld	Mauthner lateral dendrite
	mot	motoneuron
	mps	muscle pioneers
	mth	Mauthner neuron
	mul	Muller cell in retina
	mus	muscle
	musb	branchial muscle
	muse	enteric muscle
	musep	epaxial muscle
	mush	hypaxial muscle
	musoc	extra-ocular muscle
	mussf	muscle surface
	mvd	Mauthner ventral dendrite
	myc	myocomma cell
	myo	myotome
	ncr	neural crest cell
	ner	nervous tissue
	neu	neuron
	nms	neuromast
	npl	neuropil
	nrt	neural retina
	ntd	notochord
	nts	notochord sheath
	olf	olfactory pit/primordium
	oln	nerve innervating olfactory bulb
	opl	outer plexiform layer
	otc	otocyst
	oto	otic capsule
	per	peridermis
	phr	photoreceptor
	pig	pigmented cell
	pin	pineal gland
	plg	posterior lateral line ganglion
	pln	posterior lateral line nerve
	plp	posterior lateral line primordium
	pmn	primary motoneuron
	pne	pronephritic kidney
	pns	peripheral nervous system
	prd	pronephritic duct
	prt	pigmented retina
	raf	radial fibers
	rbn	Rohon-Beard neuron
	ro1	rostral hindbrain level 1
	ro2	rostral hindbrain level 2
	ro3	rostral hindbrain level 3
	rop	rostral primary motoneuron
	rsn	reticulospinal neuron
	shd	shield
	smn	secondary motoneuron
	snl	spinal cord lateral neuron
	snp	spinal cord neuropil
	snv	spinal cord ventral neuron
	som	somite
	spi	spinal cord
	str	muscle striations
	tin	t-interneuron
	trg	trigeminal ganglion
	tri	trigeminal nerve
	vep	ventral ependymal plate cells
	vsn	ventral spinal cord neuron
	yol	yolk cell
	ysl	yolk syncytial layer