Glicentin (Glucagon)

May be stored at 4 °C for short-term only. For long-term storage and to avoid repeated freezing and thawing, add sterile glycerol (40-50%), aliquot and store at -20 °C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months at -20 °C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.

Recognizes Porcine glycentin as well as glucagon. The antibody can be used for the tumors from the distal intestine (rectal carcinoids) as well as pancreatic islet cell tumors. Species Crossreactivity: Human and rat.

[glucagon preproprotein; Glucagon; glucagon; preproglucagon; glucagon-like peptide 1; glucagon-like peptide 2; glicentin-related polypeptide; glucagon; Incretin hormone]