Avidin/Biotin Blocking Kit Set

IHC/ICC procedure for frozen sections, paraffin sections, cell smears. 1. Deparafinize and hydrate tissue sections through xylene or other clearing agents and graded alcohols.(For frozen sections or cell smears; use unfixed, acetone fixed or appropriate fixative for the antigen in question; for cell smears it may be necessary to permealize the cell by detergent, please refer to antibody protocol) 2. Wash 2-3 with distilled or deionized water. 3. Wash slide with Tris/saline buffer, followed by blocking with normal blocking serum, rinse with buffer. 4. Block with reagent A (Avidin) for 5-10 minute, rinse with buffer. 5. Now block with reagent B (Biotin) for 5-10 minutes, wash thoroughly with buffer. Note: If antigen retriever is required it can be applied after this stage. 6. Wash slide with PBS or Tris saline (with 0.02-0.05% nonionic detergent, Triton X100, Tween 20 or NP-40) or washing buffer (Immuno Automation buffer IBSC cat # AR-6561) 3-5X. 7. Follow instructions for IHC/ICC.