Table 1

Details of the primary and secondary antibodies used for immunohistochemical staining.


Host
Dilution
Source

Primary Antibodies – Transporters



     α1 Na+/K+ ATPase (clone 05–369)
Mouse
1:100
Millipore, Australia.
     α3 Na+/K+ ATPase (clone XVIF9-G10)
Mouse
1:400
Biomol, PA, USA.
     NKCC1
Rabbit
1:1000
Gift Dr RJ Turner, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, USA.
     vGLUT1 (catalogue# 135 302)
Rabbit
1:2000
Synaptic Systems Goettingen, Germany.
     vGLUT2 (catalogue# 135 402)
Rabbit
1:2000
Synaptic Systems Goettingen, Germany.
Primary Antibodies – Neurotransmitters



     CGRP (catalogue# RPN 1842)
Rabbit
1:4000
Amersham, UK.
     Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)
Sheep
1:4000
Gift Dr Colin Anderson, University of Melbourne, Australia.
     Somatostatin (catalogue# AB5494)
Rabbit
1:100
Millipore, Australia.
     Substance P (clone NC1)
Rat
1:200
Millipore, Australia.
Primary Antibodies – Cytosolic Proteins



     Calbindin D28k (number CB-38A)
Rabbit
1:1000
Swant Bellinzona, Switzerland.
     Calretinin (number 7699/4)
Rabbit
1:1000
Swant Bellinzona, Switzerland.
     Neurofilament 160KD (clone NN18)
Mouse
1:400
Millipore, Australia.
     Parvalbumin (number 235)
Mouse
1:400
Swant Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Secondary Antibodies (IgG, H+L, 2 mg/ml)



     AlexaFluor 488 or 594 anti-goat
Donkey
1:200
Molecular Probes Eugene, OR, USA
     AlexaFluor 488 or 594 anti-mouse
Donkey
1:200
Molecular Probes Eugene, OR, US
     AlexaFluor 488 or 594 anti-rabbit
Donkey
1:200
Molecular Probes Eugene, OR, USA
     AlexaFluor 488 anti-rat
Goat
1:200
Molecular Probes Eugene, OR, USA

Note, AlexaFluor 488 and 594 are green and red fluorphores, respectively.

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