beta Defensin 4/2 was detected in immersion fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human lung using Human beta Defensin 4/2 Antigen Affinity-purified Polyclonal Antibody (Catalog # AF2758) at 10 µg/mL overnight at 4 °C. Before incubation with the primary antibody tissue was subjected to heat-induced epitope retrieval using Antigen Retrieval Reagent-Basic (Catalog # CTS013). Tissue was stained using the Anti-Goat HRP-DAB Cell & Tissue Staining Kit (brown; Catalog # CTS008) and counterstained with hematoxylin (blue). Specific labeling was localized to the cytoplasm of alveolar cells. View our protocol for Chromogenic IHC Staining of Paraffin-embedded Tissue Sections.

This antibody specifically recognizes human beta-Defensin 2. Reactivity with beta-Defensin 2 from other species has not been determined.

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