Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Western Blotting

Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes.

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Abstract

Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Blotting, Western
  • Immunoblotting, Western
  • Western Immunoblotting
  • Blottings, Western
  • Immunoblottings, Western
  • Western Blottings
  • Western Immunoblottings
  • Blot, Western
  • Immunoblot, Western
  • Western Blot
  • Western Immunoblot
  • Blots, Western
  • Immunoblots, Western
  • Western Blots
  • Western Immunoblots

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

"western" is not capitalized in titles or translations

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel (1982-1988)
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (1983-1988)
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques (1981-1988)
  • Immunologic Techniques (1981-1988)

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NLM Classification

QW 525.5.I32

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Western Blotting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015153. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015153
  2. Western Blotting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_blot
  3. Western Blotting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48743